President Maithripala Sirisena did not submit any proposal to the Cabinet to appoint Regional Development Minister Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka as the head of the operations of the tri-forces, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament today.
In response to a question by JVP MP Vijitha Herath, the Prime Minister said that at the Cabinet meeting held on April 25, the issue of continuation of essential services without hindrance had been discussed in detail. The Cabinet of Ministers had asked the President and the Prime Minister to appoint a special top level committee to ensure the continuance of essential services in the face of any emergency,” the Prime Minister said.
He added that discussions are underway in this h regards to appoint the committee. “If there is a decision coming from these discussions to assign a role to Minister Fonseka in that committee we could do so,” he said.”
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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.
Gazette on new speed limit regulations to be issued within two weeks
Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
Two underworld criminals wanted for multiple crimes, including murder, were brought from Dubai to Sri Lanka, today (12).
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
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