The Association for Friendship and Love (AFRIEL), an NGO based in Vavuniya, carried out its own survey on the proposed constitutional reforms.
For months, it continued its efforts for a meeting with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. It came last week when an AFRIEL youth delegation was told they could meet him for a brief discussion in Parliament last Thursday.
The group did hand over a report but no discussion was possible. The occasion had been turned into a news conference after officials of the Prime Minister’s office turned up with piles of newspapers.The delegation returned to Vavuniya saying they would seek another meeting for a discussion.
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is due to vacate his official residence at Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo this morning, a Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) source said.
Sri Lanka’s largest renewable energy project, the ‘Rvidanavi’ Solar Power Park project was launched in Siyambalanduwa today by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
The Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Bill was passed by a majority of 150 in parliament today. However the opposition MP’s were absent during the voting.
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