Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena today announced in Parliament that the Supreme Court had ruled that several clauses in the Sri Lanka Telecommunications (Amendment) Bill are inconsistent with the Constitution and can only be passed by the special 2/3 majority in Parliament.
However, the SC had ruled that those specific clauses can be passed with a simple majority if amended.
Customs have detected 228 mobile phones and tabs valued at over Rs 30 million left behind in the duty free shopping complex at the Banaranaike International Airport today, Customs officials said.
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