Comical situation arose when the governing members of Dambulla Provincial Council welcomed the opposition members, who were coming to the Council in bullock carts and bicycles, with garlands made out of jack leaves and croton leaves this morning (1).
The opposition members were protesting the recent fuel hike and the fertilizer issue and conducted a protest campaign in and outside the council. There were heated arguments between the two parties
(Pix by Kanchana Kumara Ariyadasa)
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.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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