President Ranil Wickremesinghe openin the budget presentation said that Sri Lanka was now reachting to satisfactory situation with expecttions that the economy will be stabilised by the next year..
The Cabinet today morning approved the budget.
UNP MP Wajira Abeywardena speaking ahead of the budget said that budget was being presented at a time when the country has been declared bankrupt.
He said he was confident that the budget would help to raise the country from the existing situation after experiencing severe fuel, gas and other shortages.
Mr Abeywardena said that the President was making all efforts to address the economic crisis and has called all parties to rally round to support the government is achieving the task.
Reacting reports of some of the opposition Mps planning to join the government, he said, however they do not hope to weaken the opposition by the process.
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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