Parliamentarians and members from the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) staged a protest against the Port City Bill at Polwatte Junction (Parliament junction) this morning (19) even though the Government has announced that it agrees to incorporate all amendments proposed by the Supreme Court. Port City Economic Commission Bill debate is to take place in parliament today and tomorrow.
(Pix and video by Pushpa Kumara)
The final rites of veteran broadcaster, writer, and lyricist Nirmala de Alwis will be held today at Peradeniya.
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The Supreme Court today ordered the owning and operating companies of the X-Press Pearl Vessel to pay US $ one billion as compensation for the environmental and economic damage it caused, after the ship sank off the Colombo Port in 2021.
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