The next meeting of Cabinet of Ministers is scheduled to be held on June 18 at the Presidential Secretariat.
Minister Mano Ganesan taking to his official Twitter handle confirmed the meeting.
Meanwhile the weekly Cabinet meeting, which is held on Tuesday of every week was not held this week.
Speculative reports have suggested that the meeting was not held owing to the President raising objections over the proceedings of the recent Parliamentary Select Committee probing the Easter Sunday terror attacks.
The President last week summoned an emergency Cabinet meeting to discuss the revelation of state intelligence information during the PSC proceedings.
At the meeting, the President had said he did not approve of the manner in which the PSC was conducting its hearings and if the Committee were to investigate intelligence officers he would boycott all future Cabinet meetings.
Mr. Ali Sabri Rahim, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Puttalam District whom an open warrant had been issued, attended a public ceremony at Al Aksha National School in Kalpitiya today (16) as the special guest of honor.
The Supreme Court today refused interim relief in an application filed by President’s Counsel Senaka Walgampaya seeking an Order from the Supreme Court compelling the President to appoint judges to fill the existing vacancies in the Court Of Appeal.
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
The 22nd amendment to the constitution dealing with the term of the President has been gazetted by order of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Auspicious times widely followed by candidates keeping with traditions will be taken into consideration by the Election Commission in fixing the date and time for the conduct on the Presidential polls.
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