Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena suspended Parliament sittings for 10 minutes a short while ago and called for a special party leaders' meeting after heated discussions between government and opposition MPs regarding the Parliament debate on the X-Press Pearl disaster.
The Speaker called a special party leaders' meeting after Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe vehemently objected to the two-day debate, as he again repeated his warnings from yesterday that such a debate could adversely affect Sri Lanka's case filed in Singapore against the vessel's operators and owners.
Minister Rajapakshe insisted that the Speaker give a ruling on whether the debate can go ahead, but warned that he would be boycotting it as he did not wish to be associated with "traitors" who are calling for the debate.
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.
Cabinet has approved the appointment of Commodore (retired) M.B.N.A. Premaratne of the Sri Lanka Navy, as the new Commissioner General of Excise.
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