President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday (Mar 31) said that he has already decided on a date on which the death penalty would be implemented.
He made this remark during an event organised by multi-religious leaders against the usage of narcotics.
During his address, Mr. Sirisena observed that the laws against narcotics have now been strengthened.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith was quoted as saying that narcotic peddlers, if identified as Catholics, must be removed from the Catholic Council.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
Leave Comments