A group of journalists from the North met President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday at the Parliament. They are on a tour to the South as the second step of the ‘Thalpathai Panhindai’, a programme organized by the Ministry of Parliamentary Reforms and Mass Media to promote gestures of reconciliation, goodwill and understanding between professional journalists of the North and South.
The journalists met the President and the Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and discussed about their issues and the current situation in the field of media. Minister of Mass Media Gayantha Karunathilaka and the Deputy Minister Karunarathna Paranawithana also were present at this occasion.
The Constitutional Council has approved four nominees, proposed by the President, to fill vacancies in the Court of Appeal.
The Election Commission has announced the plan for leave for both public and private sector employees for the upcoming presidential election on September 21, 2024, without loss of salary or personal leave.
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) will reduce fuel prices with effect from midnight today.
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