The Gazette notification dissolving the current term of Parliament has been sent to the Government Printer for publication, officials said.
With effect from Sunday midnight the President was vested with the powers to dissolve Parliament after it completed four and half years of its term.
Accordingly Parliament is to be dissolved with effect from midnight today.
The four and half years was taken into account from the date after the Parliament met for the first time after the elections. Parliament first met on September 1, 2015, after elections.
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.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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