
Sri Lanka’s new president, Rajapaksa sworn in after record victory
Sri Lanka’s former defence chief Gotabaya Rajapaksa, 70, was sworn in Monday as the country’s new president after a record election victory, officials said. The swearing-in took place before Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya in front of a historic Buddhist temple in Anuradhapura, 180 kilometres northeast of the capital. ALSO READ: Bayelsa Guber: Buhari tells opposition to […]