United National Party (UNP) National List MP Dr Jayampathy Wickramaratne has informed the Secretary General of Parliament that he has resigned as a Member of Parliament with effect from January 20, 2020, Deputy Speaker Ananda Kumarasiri told Parliament a short while ago.
Dr Wickramaratne was appointed to Parliament as an MP from the National List in 2015. He was a member of Cabinet Committee that drafted the 19th Amendment to the Constitution.
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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