Sri Lanka's Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran has called an urgent media briefing at 2.30 pm today (Friday) at the Colombo headquarters of the banking regulator, his office announced. No details of the briefing and what would be disclosed were stated in the SMS intimation to journalists. However it is expected that Mahendran would respond to questions pertaining to his role in the Treasury Bonds scandal, and his recent trip to Japan to raise funds. In the meantime, D.E.W. Gunasekera, chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) has also called a media briefing at 10.30 am today to discuss yet-to-be-officially-released COPE report on the Treasury Bonds issue.
The final rites of veteran broadcaster, writer, and lyricist Nirmala de Alwis will be held today at Peradeniya.
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