The State Department´s Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (SCA) taking to its official Twitter handle has expressed deep concern with regard to the dissolution of Parliament in Sri Lanka.
The tweet said that the move to dissolve Parliament has further deepened the political crisis.
It also noted that democratic institutions should be respected to ensure stability and prosperity.
The US is deeply concerned by news the Sri Lanka Parliament will be dissolved, further deepening the political crisis. As a committed partner of #SriLanka, we believe democratic institutions and processes need to be respected to ensure stability and prosperity.
— State_SCA (@State_SCA) November 9, 2018
The death toll in the Ella bus accident has increased to 15 with 16 others injured.
Sri Lanka’s largest renewable energy project, the ‘Rvidanavi’ Solar Power Park project was launched in Siyambalanduwa today by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is due to vacate his official residence at Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo this morning, a Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) source said.
The Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Bill was passed by a majority of 150 in parliament today. However the opposition MP’s were absent during the voting.
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