Speaker Karu Jayasuriya today requested all MPs to cooperate to ensure the smooth implementation of Code of Conduct for Parliamentarians so as to maintain dignity and decorum of Parliament.
Presenting the final draft of the code of conduct for MPs, the Speaker said that it has been prepared with the opinions and suggestions from local and foreign experts.
“The code has been formulated with the intention of ensuring the protection of dignity and decorum of the House and to rebuild the public trust on MPs who would be required to maintain highest standards of conduct. The draft is now ready for the passing in parliament in a future date. This presentation of the draft could be considered a historic moment,” the speaker said.
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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