Announcement comes three days after tender closed for 1,775 pickup trucks —
short notice breaches procurement guidelines
By Namini Wijedasa
Three days after closing the tender for an expedited multibillion-rupee double cab tender, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake announced in his budget speech that every Member of Parliament will receive a pickup truck each.
The Finance Ministry’s tender to buy 1,775 diesel-powered double cabs closed on November 4, seven working days after it was first advertised. On Friday, President Dissanayake said every MP would be given a fully-insured double cab, to be returned to the government at the end of his or her term.
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The Colombo–Kandy main road at Pahala Kadugannawa has been closed indefinitely after a deadly rockfall in the area that left six people dead and four others injured.
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The Cyclonic Storm “Ditwah” moved further north from Trincomalee today evening leaving a trail of destruction including more than 90 deaths, over 100 missing and tens of thousands displaced, officials said.
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