Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena today informed Parliament that if an outsider is to attend any Parliamentary Committee meeting, it is mandatory to obtain prior written approval of the Speaker.
The issue came up after COPE Chairman Prof Ranjith Bandara's son attended a COPE meeting recently.
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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