Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Colombo District MP Dr. Harsha De Silva has been appointed as Chair of Parliament's Committee on Public Finance (COPF), Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne announced today (18).
The appointment was made by Parliament's Committee of Selection.
Dr. De Silva served as Chair of the COPF in the last Parliament as well.
The Speaker also announced that MPs Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma, Ravi Karunanayake, Harshana Rajakaruna, Nimal Palihena, Wijesiri Basnayake, Thilina Samarakoon and Lakmali Hemachandra have also been appointed to the COPF chaired by Dr. Harsha De Silva.
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.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
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