EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY

1. The second reading of the 2019 Budget was passed in Parliament yesterday (119 votes in favour, 76 against, 30 abstained)
2. Fuel prices increased
3. Quo Warranto Writ petition filed by Ranil Wickremesinghe and 121 MPs, against former PM Mahinda Rajapaksa and 48 others, withdrawn in the Court of Appeal
4. The Finance Ministry announced that government servants will be entitled to vehicle permits from May 1st, 2019.
5. Musician Jananath Ranga Warakagoda remanded till March 18th following a motor accident
6. The principal of a national school in Matara District was arrested for soliciting a bribe of Rs 8,000.
7. Sri Lanka Police reveals that the 177kg of heroin discovered from a house in Rawathawatta, Moratuwa was brought in to the country from Afghanistan and Pakistan.
8. The National Police Commission has approved the transfer of 56 Police OICs based on service requirements.
9. Theresa May's EU withdrawal deal has been rejected by MPs by an overwhelming majority for a second time,
10. The US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) has said it will not suspend Boeing 737 Max aircraft despite mounting pressure from senators and workers' unions.

 Wednesday is a day to excel not to suspend motivation to do a job well done