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Sri Lankan women banned again from buying alcohol

Sri Lankan president, Maithripala Sirisena, has rejected a measure that grants women the same rights as men to buy alcohol legally. Last week, the government announced it was amending a law prohibiting the sale of any type of alcohol to women. The easing of the restrictions on alcohol provoked a backlash in the predominantly Buddhist country. Campaigner Sharanya Sekaram criticised the U-turn decision and spoke to 成人快手 Newsday.

(Picture: close up image of crystal glasses filled with alcohol. Credit: coldsnowstorm/Collection: iStock / Getty Images Plus)

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