Parliament approved the extension of the State of Emergency by another month by 22 votes to 8 this evening.
By Sandun Jayawardana
Parliament approved the extension of the State of Emergency by another month by 22 votes to 8 this evening.
The Speaker called for a vote after the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) asked for a division.
The TNA’s eight MPs who were in the chambers were the only ones to vote against the motion. MPs from the UNP and SLFP who were present voted to extend the emergency.
Parliament will reconvene on June 4 at 1.00pm.
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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