Telecommunication and Digital Infrastructure Minister Harin Fernando yesterday apologized in Parliament for the use of certain un-parliamentary words during a heated exchange of words with members of the joint opposition group on May 18.
The Minister said that he regretted the incident said he would not act in a manner that would bring parliament into disrespect.
Speaker Karu Jayasuriya commended Minister Harin Fernando for his apology made in Parliament and said that elected representatives should act in an examplenary manner.
The Speaker said that Minister's act of apologizing as a politician augurs well for his political career.
The funeral of arguably the Queen of the Sinhala cinema Malini Fonseka, will be held with state honours on Monday, May 26, 2025, at the Independence Square.
First Bishop of the Batticaloa Diocese, Retired Bishop Joseph Ponnaiya, passed away today at the age of 74, following a brief illness.
The NPP government has been at the wheel for almost 6 months now. The time to keep looking at the rear view mirror and living in the past is about over.
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