SJB MP and economist Dr. Harsha de Silva has denied reports that he was approached by the government to be appointed as a minister. “I have not had any discussion with any member of the government on any position,” he said in a tweet adding that he has always argued for an interim or all party government to rescue Sri Lanka from this crisis.
He was responding to a TimesOnline report that he and Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka were tipped to take up ministerial portfolios in the proposed all-party government to steer the country towards political and economic stability, according to informed sources. Mr. Fonseka was not immediately available for comment.
Customs have detected 228 mobile phones and tabs valued at over Rs 30 million left behind in the duty free shopping complex at the Banaranaike International Airport today, Customs officials said.
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