Sri Lanka’s stock market was up on early hours on Thursday amidst chaos in Parliament with Prime Minister and former President Mahinda Rajapaksa making a statement.
The country’s political crisis took a new turn when the Parliament met today which will ultimately decide who the Prime Minister is in a bizarre political tussle that has thrown the country’s democracy into uncertainty.
Similar to yesterday, the turnover was Rs. 17 million by 10.30 am and seen rising amidst differing factions claiming the Premier is Mr. Rajapaksa having being defeated in a no confidence motion yesterday while the other section maintained that UNP’s Ranil Wickremesinghe is the Prime Minister.
The main All Share Price Index was up by 0.19 per cent to stand at 5,958.91 points by 10.40 am with liquid S&P up by 0.93 per cent to stand at 3,115.87 points. (DEC)
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
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