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UNP's Ananda Kumarasiri elected new Deputy Speaker
United National Party (UNP) Monaragala District MP Ananda Kumarasiri was elected as the new Deputy Speaker of Parliament a short while ago after a secret vote.
Mr Kumarasiri received 97 votes while Gampaha District Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) MP Dr Mrs Sudarshini Fernandopulle received only 53 votes.
Speaker Karu Jayasuriya initiated a secret vote this afternoon after both the UNP and SLFP put forward rival candidates for the post of Deputy Speaker left vacant by the resignation of SLFP MP Thilanga Sumathipala.
Mrs Fernandopulle, who was among the 16 SLFP MPs who recently quit the Government, received the backing of MPs from the Joint Opposition (JO) during the vote.
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CBSL Governor warns reversal of reforms could trigger new crisis
Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe, Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, has cautioned that reversing the current economic programme could lead to a resurgence of the severe economic and social crisis Sri Lanka endured nearly two years ago.
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CPC reduces fuel prices
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) will reduce fuel prices with effect from midnight today.
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President opens Sri Lanka’s first LNG power plant
President Ranil Wickremesinghe today inaugurated the open cycle phase of the “Sobadhanavi” 350 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant in Kerawalapitiya, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said.
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