Former MP Hirunika Premachandra along with over hundred protestors stormed into Flower road near Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s private residence demanding the PM to arrange a meeting to discuss difficulties faced by the public. Tense situation arose after police used barriers to temporarily close the road. Ms. Premachandra was seen demanding the government to find immediate solutions to the present economic crisis and to end the suffering of the public.
The Finance Ministry has released full details of the removal of the suspension on Importation of Motor Vehicles.
In the wake of the ‘outing’ of parliament Speaker Ashoka Ranwala with accusations that his PhD was fake, there has been a flurry of articles on fake degrees.
An eighteen member Presidential Task Force, including President’s secretary was appointed today to implement the ’Clean Sri Lanka’ initiative proposed by the government.
Under the government’s initiative of disposing of high end- luxury vehicles that impose a heavy burden of public funds, other state institutions are barred from purchasing them through state procurement procedure, according to a Treasury circular.
An investigation has been launched on the instructions of Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Priyantha Weerasuriya into an incident where popular author Kasun Mahendra Heenatigala was arrested and allegedly mistreated by the Athurugiriya Police.
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