The Sri Lankan cabinet Thursday approved a bill prohibiting the sale of both public and private land to those not Sri Lankan citizens, reports Colombo Page.
The bill, proposed by President Mahinda Rajapaksa, in his role as the Minister of Finance and Planning last year, will now be debated in parliament for further approval.
Foreign diplomatic missions will be exempt from the prohibition.
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