Dept of Govt printing brought under president

<p>Sri Lanka's president Maithripala Sirisena on Friday brought the Department of Government Printing under his power, announcing an extraordinary gazette notice to that effect.&nbsp;</p> <p>The move came as Sirisena dissolved parliament, sacking all 225 lawmakers and calling fresh parliamentary elections on January 5, 2019.&nbsp;</p> <p>Despite international criticism and calls to reconvene parliament, Sirisena has vowed not to bow to such pressure.&nbsp;</p> <p>Journalists in government media centres have already expressed concerns about interference and spoken of quitting following the appointment of Mahinda Rajapaksa as prime minister.&nbsp;</p>