A group of SLFPers are expected to vote in favour of the annual budget for 2019 when it is put forward before Parliament on March 05, Minister Rajitha Senaratne said.
Minister Senaratne made these remarks while addressing an event in Bandaragama divisional secretariat.
In addition, he said that discussions are currently underway with Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera to issue a gazette notification in order to increase the tax imposed on sugar used in drinks.
The Cyclonic Storm “Ditwah” moved further north from Trincomalee today evening leaving a trail of destruction including more than 90 deaths, over 100 missing and tens of thousands displaced, officials said.
A third rescue attempt to save 28 people trapped on the rooftop of a farm building in Vithikuliya, Nikaweratiya, has failed due to the dangerous water surge from the Deduru Oya.
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All passengers of a bus swept away by rising floodwaters on the Kalawewa Bridge along the Anuradhapura–Puttalam road have been rescued, Navy Commander Vice Admiral Kanchana Banagoda said.
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