COLOMBO (News 1st) -
1. The
parliament is due to
convene at 10.00 am this
morning (December 05).
2.
Examination of the
petitions filed with the
supreme court challenging the
gazette notification on the
dissolution of parliament is to
begin this morning (December 05).
3.
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa filed an
appeal yesterday (December 05) against the
interim injunction issued by the
Court of Appeal.
4.
Beneficial owner and CEO of the
PTL Arjun Aloysius and
Kasun Palisena have been
further remanded till the
18th of December.
5. The
National Transport Commission today (December 05) will make a decision regarding the
reduction of
bus fares by
Rs. 10 with the
decrease in fuel prices.
6. The
number of skeletons unearthed from the
mass grave in
Mannar has now risen to
254.
7. The
Omanthei police have
arrested five people for the possession of
2kg of
Kerala Ganja.
8. The
Meteorology Department has forecasted
rainfall exceeding 100mm for the
Western, Central, Eastern, Sabaragamuwa and Southern provinces during the
course of the day.
9. The
Foreign Employment Bureau stated that over
350 Sri Lankan women employed as
housemaids in foreign countries are currently under the
protection of the
respective embassies due to
various reasons.
10.
President Maithripala Sirisena addressing a
rally of the
SLFP yesterday (December 04) assured the public that the
current political crisis will be
resolved within
seven days.
HAVE AN ASSURING WEDNESDAY!