Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Sri Lankan Parliament dissolved, elections set for April
Sri Lanka's president dissolved Parliament ahead of schedule on Monday and set new elections for April in which he aims to secure a strong majority allowing him to push for constitutional changes to increase presidential powers.
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Over 500 prisoners released in Sri Lanka to mark Independence Day
Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has granted a general amnesty to 512 prisoners serving minor sentences to mark the 72nd Independence Day which falls on Feb. 4, the President's Media Division (PMD) said in a statement on Monday.
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