A resolution urging the European Parliament to reject Sri Lanka’s request to regain GSP + concessions has been defeated a while ago, trade union sources in Colombo said on Thursday.
The resolution had been presented by the European Parliament Group (EUG) opposing the granting of GSP + concessions and was taken up earlier on Thursday.
The sources said the resolution was defeated by a majority vote. There was no independent confirmation from the government on the vote. –ENDS-
Tamar Amitai, a 25-year-old Israeli tourist who went missing in Uppuveli, Trincomalee, was found safe after a three-day joint search operation today.
The Colombo High Court today (28) sentenced former parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra to three years of Rigorous Imprisonment over charges of the involvement of an abduction.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe is firm about the President’s five-year tenure, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said.
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