The much delayed National Audit Bill was passed in Parliament yesterday without a vote as whole house voted in support of the bill. The National Audit Bill is a key pledge of the Good Governance government which was to be adopted within the first 100 days of coming into power. Deputy Speaker Ananda Kumarasiri notified Parliament that the National Audit Bill was passed with amendments.
The National Audit Commission, one of the independent commissions mentioned in the 19th amendment to the constitution will be established under this Bill.
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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