 A woman walks past a barricade at the main street leading to the main election office in Colombo. Some 14 candidates are in the running for the November presidential election, but the two main contenders are Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse and opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe. AFP PHOTO/Lakruwan Wanniarachchi |
Politicians littering Colombo and getting public to pay to clean up
Sri Lankan politicians are littering the island's commercial capital, Colombo and are getting the public to pay to clean up their mess. Sri Lankan politicians are littering the island's commercial capital, Colombo and are getting the public to pay to clean up their mess.