President Maithripala Sirisena reverses new law that would have allowed women to buy alcoholic drinks for first time in nearly 40 yearsSri Lanka’s president has reimposed a four-decade-long ban on women buying alcohol, just days after his finance minister had lifted the restriction.Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday said he had ordered the country’s finance minister, Mangala Samaraweera, to revoke his decision of last week to overturn the 1979 law prohibiting the sale of any type of alcohol to women. Continue reading…
Via: Sri Lanka reimposes ban on women buying alcohol – days after it was lifted
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