Sri Lanka ruling party candidate stresses security

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The presidential candidate of Sri Lanka’s governing party says he will put a former army chief in charge of national security if he wins, an apparent move to counter former defense chief and front-runner Gotabaya Rajapaksa, whose campaign centers on security following last Easter’s deadly suicide bomb attacks.
Security has become a key issue in the Nov. 17 election after the bombings, which killed more than 260 people.
Sajith Premadasa pledged Thu