The appointment of MP Rohitha Abeygunawardena as the Chairman of COPE has triggered more resignations with more to follow.
The latest to resign was MP Dayasiri Jayasekara.
The first to step down was Eran Wickremaratne.
Among those who have resigned from the COPE so far are: Heshan Vithanage, Prof Charitha Herath, Shanakiyan Rasamanickam, MPs S. M. Marikkar and Gamini Welaboda.
Following their resignations more are expected to step down.
Tamar Amitai, a 25-year-old Israeli tourist who went missing in Uppuveli, Trincomalee, was found safe after a three-day joint search operation today.
The Colombo High Court today (28) sentenced former parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra to three years of Rigorous Imprisonment over charges of the involvement of an abduction.
In his special statement, President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced that debt restructuring agreements will postpone all bilateral loan payments to foreign countries until 2028. Additionally, Sri Lanka will have until 2043 to repay these loans on concessional terms.
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