Sri Lanka’s ‘Mrs World’ quits amid criminal charges
COLOMBO: A Mrs World winner facing criminal charges after an on-stage fracas at a Sri Lankan beauty pageant has relinquished her title, organisers said Wednesday. Caroline Jurie made international headlines after yanking the crown off the winner at the local segment of Mrs World in Sri Lanka at a Colombo theatre this month. Jurie won […]
Sri Lankan President dissolves parliament, paving way for polls
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday evening issued a special gazette notice, dissolving the parliament and declaring parliamentary elections to be held on April 25, reported Xinhua news agency. In the special gazette released by the Presidential Secretariat, it said Rajapaksa had dissolved the parliament from Monday midnight and summoned a new parliament […]
