Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is slated to make a special statement in Parliament tomorrow when it convenes at 10am.
MP Vasudeva Nanayakkara speaking to media at a briefing held at the Prime Minister´s office confirmed this a short while ago.
Mr. Nanayakkara further said that the letter submitted by the Speaker regarding the developments in Parliament including the No Confidence Motion signed by more than a 100 MPs has not been accepted by the President
At today´s convening of Parliament a no-confidence motion was brought against former President Mahinda Rajapaksa by the JVP. The motion was passed by a majority show of hands. However the UPFA have refuted the legality of the vote and Parliament was adjourned till 10 am tomorrow
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.
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.
Read these and more on tomorrow’s edition of the Sunday Times
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