Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa today said that despite differences of opinion regarding the 20th Amendment among parties, eventually they will arrive at a united decision as the government.
Prime Minster Rajapaksa meeting with heads of media institutions said that there will be no issues in getting the 20th Amendment passed in parliament.
Responding to a question about the SLFP forming its own committee to study the 20th Amendment, he said that most parties on their own were studying the proposals.
He said that he was also confident that a two thirds majority can be obtained for the proposed amendment.
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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