Sri Lankan minister sacked for criticising China port deal
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has dismissed the country's Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe for criticising the government's $1.1-billion deal with China to develop its Hambantota port. Sirisena responded to a request made by the ruling United National Party which accused Rajapakshe of breaching the collective responsibility of the cabinet by criticising the deal.