The Speakers office has confirmed that Mahinda Rajapaksa will be given the privileges and the seat of the Prime Minister during the next parliamentary session.
Yesterday Speaker Karu Jayasuriya called on President Sirisena to request him to reconvene Parliament. During the discussion President Sirisena had made the above request to the Speaker. The President is yet to respond to the speakers request to convene parliament.
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.
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.
Read these and more on tomorrow’s edition of the Sunday Times
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