The UPFA has informed the Secretary General of Parliament that it has named seven members of the Parliamentary Committee of Selection which comprises 12 members in all.
This includes Dinesh Gunawardena, S.B.Dissanayaka, Mahinda Samarasinghe, Nimal Siripala De Silva, Tilanga Sumathipala and Wimal Weerawansa and Udaya Gammanpila.
Both the UNP and the JVP says the UPFA cannot get a majority in the Committee as they have no majority in Parliament.
The Committee of Selection prior to prorogation comprised - Karu Jayasuriya (Chairman),Rauff Hakeem, Lakshman Kiriella, Mahinda Samarasinghe, Rishad Badhiutheen, Patali Champika Ranawaka, Mano Ganesan, Dinesh Gunawardena, Douglas Devananda, Vijitha Herath, Mavai S. Senathirajah, Dharmalingam Sithadthan and (Dr.) Nalinda Jayathissa.
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The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
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.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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