Scurrying to raise a two thirds vote in Parliament for the passage of the Provincial Councils Elections (Amendment) Bill brought out some interesting episodes.At the office of the Leader of the House, officials who were engaged in the task, found Minister Sarath Amunugama in a nursing home. He was asked to come over.
Colombo District parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra was convalescing after child birth. She came along with her baby. The little kid was left behind in the Prime Minister’s office while the mama walked to the well of the House to caste the vote.
Deputy Foreign Minister Wasantha Senanayake was in the shower when the urgent call went to him. He dressed up and promptly rushed to Parliament.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
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.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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