The nomination submitted by the Minister of Finance to the Parliamentary Council for the membership of the Welfare Benefits Board has been approved by the Council. Accordingly, the names of Ms. K. H. Jessie Mueller and Mr. K. Dunusinghe had been nominated.
Additionally, The Parliamentary Council decided to nominate to the President, Mr. A. M. Nahiya for the currently vacant position at the Right to Information Commission.
The Parliamentary Council met in Parliament yesterday (07) under the chairmanship of the Speaker, Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana, where these decisions were taken. Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena and Minister Douglas Devananda also attended the meeting.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
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.
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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