Speaker Karu Jayasuriya left for Malta yesterday (Jan 07) to take part in the Commonwealth Speaker's Conference for 2019.
Mr. Jayasuriya is expected to engage in a crucial discussion with the Chief Secretary of the Commonwealth and the Westminster Foundation which has been providing extensive support to the Sri Lankan Parliament.
The Westminster foundation upon the request of the Speaker had previously provided an opportunity for the members of the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE), the Committee on Public Accounts (COPA), parliamentarians and senior state officials to take part in training programs on the Westminister parliamentary system, the Speaker's office said in a press release.
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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