This year's annual budget which is expected to be tabled before Parliament on March 05 will be a people-friendly budget, State Minister Ashok Abeysinghe said.
Speaking to reporters in Galgamuwa today (Feb 19), he said that the government has taken measures to provide benefits for the people despite the difficult situation that it is faced with.
He added that the public would be benefitted by this year's budget irrespective of whether the wages of public servants are increased or not.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
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.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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