Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa expressed concern over an alleged plan to remove 12,000 acres from the Yala National Park.
“There is reliable information that the government is planning to take away 12,000 acres from the Yala National Park, Block 1 for unknown purposes. Reliable sources have also confirmed that illegal roadways are to be constructed through the National Park up to Akasa Chaitya,” the Opposition Leader said on Twitter.
However, there was no immediate reaction from the government.
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.
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.
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