The Gazette notification on the 19th Amendment to the Constitution has been printed and published, the Government Printer said. Cabinet approval was given for the draft bill on Sunday. According to the Government Information Department, the term of the Executive President is due to be reduced from to five year from six. Powers vested with the President to dissolve parliament will be now granted to Parliament itself. Another Constitutional Amendment is a President’s term being restricted to two terms. Cabinet will be vested with the power of appointing secretaries of ministries while the Cabinet of Ministers will be appointed by the President following consultations with the Prime Minister. The number of Cabinet Ministers is to be restricted to 30 through Constitutional Amendments.
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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