Parliament is set to elect a new Deputy Speaker this morning (5).
The post of Deputy Speaker fell vacant with the resignation of Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) MP Ranjith Siyambalapitiya. Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena announced yesterday that the President had accepted Mr Siyambalapitiya's resignation and that a vote will be held today.
The Deputy Speaker can be elected unanimously by the House. In the event two names are proposed for the Deputy Speaker post, the Speaker will hold a secret ballot for the post.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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.
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