The Central Bank of Sri Lanka Bill that was supposed to be debated on Thursday (11) has been postponed.
Accordingly, the Committee on Parliamentary Business which met this morning decided to extend the one-day adjournment debate on the X-Press Pearl disaster to two days. The debate will now take place from 9.30am to 6.00pm on both Wednesday (10) and Thursday (11).
Meanwhile, the Committee has also decided to hold the Welfare Benefit Payment Scheme under the Welfare Benefit Act from 9.30am to 7.30pm on Friday (12).
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Cabinet has approved the appointment of Commodore (retired) M.B.N.A. Premaratne of the Sri Lanka Navy, as the new Commissioner General of Excise.
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