Around 8,000 persons have shown their interest in serving in Independent Commissions, officials said.
The applications have been sent to Constitutional Council (CC) after it met for the first time on January 25 and decided to call for applications from interested and qualified individuals to serve as members of the Independent Commissions.
The Constitutional Council meeting was presided over by Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena.
Officials said that the next step of shortlisting the applicants will now commence.
They said that the processing of the applications would take time as they would have to check whether they are suitable to serve in the Commissions.
The CC will scrutinise the applications to select the most suitable candidates and then submit its nominations to the President.
The death toll in the Ella bus accident has increased to 15 with 16 others injured.
Sri Lanka’s largest renewable energy project, the ‘Rvidanavi’ Solar Power Park project was launched in Siyambalanduwa today by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is due to vacate his official residence at Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo this morning, a Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) source said.
The Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Bill was passed by a majority of 150 in parliament today. However the opposition MP’s were absent during the voting.
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