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.
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.
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