A 18 member committee has been appointed for the Committee on Public Finance to serve the first session of the 9th Parliament, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena announced today.
The members appointed to the Committee on Public Finance are (Dr.) Bandula Gunawardana, Keheliya Rambukwella, Susil Premajayantha, Vidura Wickramanayaka, Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekara, Chanaka Dinushan, Nalaka Godahewa, Anura Priyadharshana Yapa, Vijitha Herath, Dilan Perera, Dr Harsha de Silva, M. A. Sumanthiran,Chaminda Wijesiri, Hesha Withanage, Isuru Dodangoda, Anupa Pasqual, Sahan Pradeep Withana and Prof Ranjith Bandara.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Cabinet has approved the appointment of Commodore (retired) M.B.N.A. Premaratne of the Sri Lanka Navy, as the new Commissioner General of Excise.
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