A national program has been formulated by Ministry of Parliamentary Reform and Media to identify issues of rural people and provide solutions, a statement from the ministry said. The proposal was made by minister Gayantha Karunathilaka and the first round of discussion was held in his presence at the parliamentary complex.
All the institutions such as Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation, Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation, Independent Television Network, National Film Corporation, Department of Government Printing, State Printing Corporation, Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd, Salacine and Department of Government Information will get together to take the program islandwide.
This was discussed at the progress evaluation meeting of the institutions under the ministry which was attended by secretary Nimal Bopage and heads of all institutions.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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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