The Government and Opposition observed a minute of silence at the request of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa today in commemoration of those whose lives were lost in the terrorist attacks on Easter Sunday (21).
After making a special statement at the commencement of Parliament on the Easter Sunday terrorist attack, the Prime Minister then requested Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena to permit a minutes' silence in memory of the victims.
Accordingly, all Ministers and Members of Parliament in the House took action to maintain a minute of silence.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
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.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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