Sri Lanka’s top chamber group on Thursday urged the Government to hold parliamentary polls as promised (ahead of schedule) while raising concerns over diverse positions in the coalition administration. “… the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) urges the President and Government to call a general election at the earliest possible opportunity preferably keeping to the dates announced in the 100 day programme,” the CCC said in a statement to the media. Read more
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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