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Sri Lanka's Parliament Suspended For a Month

May 7, 2008

Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapakse has suspended parliamentary sittings for a month, which would dissolve all committees including the ones probing into corruption allegations. The decision comes as the country's tense east is all set for local elections on Saturday.

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Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse
Sri Lanka's President Mahinda RajapakseImage: AP