Former Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa has taken initial measures to renounce his citizenship in the United States, MP Wimal Weerawangsa said yesterday (Jan 18).
Addressing the media in Kalutara, he said that the right candidate would come forward when the Presidential election is announced.
"Gotabhaya Rajapaksa has already revealed that he is ready to contest the Presidential elections" MP Weerawangsa quipped.
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.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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