The Constitutional Council will meet for the first time today following the formation of the new parliament, local media reported. The Council is headed by Speaker Karu Jayasuriya. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and Opposition Leader R. Sampanthan are ex-officio members of the council. In addition, three appointments for the council were announced yesterday. , Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka was appointed as the representative of the President and Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe was appointed the representative of the Prime Ministers. JVP MP Vijitha Herath was appointed as minor party representative. The council is expected to discuss the appointment of the civil society members and the appointment of the independent commissions.
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The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
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.
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.
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