Speaker Karu Jayasuriya announced today that there was no need to proceed with the No Confidence motion handed over by members of the Join Opposition (JO) against MP Ravi Karunanayake in light of his resignation from his ministerial post.
“There are no grounds to proceed with the no confidence motion now, “the Speaker told the House.
The JO handed in the motion to the Secretary General of Parliament last week after Mr. Karunanayake’s alleged connection with Arjun Aloysius, the man at the center of the central bank bond issue.
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today that the suspect in the rape of a lady doctor at the Anuradhapura teaching hospital has been identified as an army deserter and he will be apprehended shortly.
Police have arrested the suspect connected to the sexual assault on a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital today morning in Galnewa.
The Dutch Public Prosecutor suspects two companies of paying bribes in the construction of hospitals in Sri Lanka, according to an investigation by FD, the Dutch financial newspaper.
The Minister of Power, Kumara Jayakody, stated that in the future, internationally funded projects, such as power projects, will only be carried out through government-to-government (G2G) agreements and competitive procurement.
The Government today tabled in the House the Report of the Commission to Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Unlawful Places of Detention and Torture Chambers in the Batalanda Housing Scheme.
Israel, a major player in the global diamond and jewellery trade, has invited Sri Lankan gem and jewellery businessmen and designers to collaborate with Israeli diamond traders.
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