Minister Susil Premajayantha has been appointed as the new Leader of the House. He replaces Dinesh Gunawardena, who was appointed Prime Minister recently.
Meanwhile, Minister Prasanna Ranatunga has been reappointed as the Chief Government Whip.
Parliament is due to convene at 10.00am today to debate the proclamation of the state of emergency issued by then Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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