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.
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.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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