Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) Chairman Ramal Siriwardana tendered his resignation earlier today (Feb 26).
The letter of resignation was handed over to Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation Arjuna Ranatunga.
Trade unionists and SLTB employees claim that the resignation was a result of undue influence that was exerted on the Chairman by higher officials of the Transport and Civil Aviation ministry.
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
An interim order prohibiting Deshabandu Tennakoon from carrying out his duties as Inspector General of Police (IGP) has been issued by the Supreme Court.
Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
The 22nd amendment to the constitution dealing with the term of the President has been gazetted by order of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
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