SJB denies knowledge
The Samagi Jana Balavegaya (SJB) yesterday (25) said that a government move to import vehicles for members of Parliament hadn’t been discussed with the party.
SJB MP Dr. Harsha de Silva said so when
The Island sought their stand on a government attempt to allocate Rs 3.7 bn for purchasing through a state bank about 225 expensive vehicles described as SUVs. The Colombo District MP said that he had first got to know about the government move through social media.
The Prime Minister’s Office on Monday (24) said it had decided to withdraw a recently presented Cabinet paper for vehicle imports after having taking into consideration the current situation in the country.
Explosions on board chemical carrying ship The crew of container carrier X-Press Pearl yesterday (25) abandoned the vessel following several explosions. Authoritative sources said that those engaged in firefighting evacuated the 25-member crew. Two of them had suffered injuries, sources said, adding that the fire was raging out of control. The injured have been admitted […]
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