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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Bharatha Mallawarachi

RARE PHOTOS: Sri lanka leader suspends parliament until policy address | Rare Historical Photos

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Sri Lanka's president suspended Parliament until Feb. 8, when he said he would announced a new set of long-term policies to address a range of issues including an unprecedented economic crisis that has engulfed the Indian Ocean nation for months.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe issued an extraordinary decree suspending Parliament from midnight Friday.

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