Sri Lanka’s main opposition leader Sajith Premadasa on Tuesday withdrew his candidature for President of the island nation and said he is supporting rival candidate Dullas Alahapperuma.

Sri Lanka: Leader of opposition Premadasa withdraws Presidential candidacy

A sudden power cut plunged Sri Lanka into crisis as technicians said the failure was due to a technical issue in the Kerawalapitiya Sub Power Station, located on the outskirts of Colombo. Sri Lanka's Power Minister Dullas Alahapperuma has appointed a high-level committee to investigate a nationwide power outage that plunged the country into darkness for over seven hours on August 18.

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Sri Lanka: Leader of opposition Premadasa withdraws Presidential candidacy

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