The Lanka Private Bus Association (LPBA) has said it will go ahead with the strike planned for tomorrow (Nov 15). Private bus-owners on Friday (Nov 11) threatened action, if the government didn’t revise a proposed increased fine for traffic offenses.
On Thursday (10), Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake proposed to Parliament that fines for traffic offenses be increased to a minimum of Rs. 2, 500.
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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