Police used tear gas and water canons to disperse a group of Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) protesters who had demanded the release of BBS General Secretary Gnansara Thero a short while ago.
The protest was staged opposite the Presidential Secretariat in Galle Road.
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.
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.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today warned that Ceylon Electricity Board Employees would have to make a choice in the next two months.
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