President Maithripala Sirisena has reportedly said that he will not attend cabinet meetings until the dispute between the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) and the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) is resolved.
The President, while making these remarks during yesterday's cabinet meeting had said that the PUCSL's decision to file a case against the CEB could not be entertained under any circumstance.
He had pointed out that it was the general public who are at the receiving end of such disputes by both these entitities. Accordingly, he had urged that the rift between both state-run bodies must be resolved with immediate effect.
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.
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