Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has asked the government if there are plans to issue new liquor sale permits to 200 applicants.
Mr Premadasa said Rs twenty million is being secured illegally to issue these licenses.
"Is this to raise funds for elections," Mr Premadasa questioned in Parliament today.
State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe said if a formal question is raised he could provide a response.
The only orangutan held at the Dehiwala National Zoological gardens had passed away yesterday.
The Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena Organisation Ven Galagodaatte Ganasara Thera was today imprisoned for the third time.
The newly appointed heads of mission of Sri Lanka held discussions with Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya today at the Sri Lankan parliament to explore ways to enhance diplomatic cooperation.
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