The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has been summoned before the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) on June 9. The Auditor General's report for the years 2018 and 2019 and the current performance of the Ceylon Electricity Board will be examined here, Parliament’s Department of Communications said.
In addition, The Urban Development Authority (UDA) has been summoned before the COPE on the 7th and the University of Moratuwa on the 8th. The COPE meets under the chairmanship of Prof. Charitha Herath.
Meanwhile, several meetings of the Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) are also scheduled to be held next week. The Ministry of Agriculture will be summoned on June 7, the Department of Import and Export Control on June 8 and the Ministry of Fisheries on June 9.
In addition, a special discussion on the current food crisis is scheduled to be held on June 10 with the officials of Ministry of Trade, Commerce and Food Security, Ministry of Agriculture, Food Commissioner’s Department, Department of Cooperative Development, Cooperative Wholesale Establishment, Consumer Affairs Authority, The National Institute of Cooperative Development and Sri Lanka State Trading (General) Corporation (STC). The COPA meets under the chairmanship of Prof. Tissa Vitarana.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
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Cabinet has approved the appointment of Commodore (retired) M.B.N.A. Premaratne of the Sri Lanka Navy, as the new Commissioner General of Excise.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
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