The Supreme Court has determined that several provisions in the Theravadi Bhikkhu Kathikawatha Bill are inconsistent with the Constitution and said a special majority in Parliament as well as a referendum would be required to pass it in its present form.
The court however has suggested certain amendments to the Bill, which if introduced, will not make it inconsistent with the Constitution, Speaker Karu Jayasuirya announced.
The Bill seeks to formulate a code of conduct for Bhikkhus with provisions for imposing penalties and punishment on errant members.
Chandani Kirinde
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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