Cabinet approved the budget at its meeting today (Feb 5), a few hours ahead of its presentation in Parliament by Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera today (Mar 05).
The meeting is reported to have commenced at 8:30 am.
The Second Reading of the Budget will commence at 2.00 p.m. today and the debate is slated to continue for 6 days until March 12.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
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.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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