The Right to Information Bill is to be presented to Parliament on March 8 for the first reading.
Mass Media and Parliamentary Reforms Deputy Minister Karunaratne Paranavithana was quoted as saying in a report by the government information department that the much-awaited Bill would officially be included in the agenda of Parliament next Tuesday after the first reading is moved.
It was reported that all Provincial Councils have endorsed the draft Bill referred to them.
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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