COLOMBO (News 1st)

Your Thursday Morning Brief

1. The Constitutional Council is expected to meet today under the auspices of Speaker Karu Jayasuriya. 2. Police Narcotics Bureau arrests 02 suspects at the BIA upon arrival for illegally carrying gold biscuits weighing over 10kg 3. A bridge that was constructed 2 years ago on the A9 route in Kilinochchi, Paranthan along the Mattupetti road at an expense of Rs 4mn collapsed on December 6th. 4. The Department of Agrarian Development warns farmers to remain vigilant during rains about the irrigation tanks which have reached the maximum capacity. 5. Swiss Ambassador to Sri Lanka denies all reports claiming that he has been recalled to Switzerland by it’s Foreign Ministry. 6. An interim report on the Presidential Commission to Investigate the 4/21 attacks will be handed over to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on December 22nd. 7. A number of institutions connected to the Ministry of Disaster Management have been moved under the purview of the Ministry of Defence. 8. Sri Lanka Customs states that the scanners installed at the Colombo Port for the purpose of inspection of imported and exported goods have no effect on the human body. 9. A Gazette has been issued naming P. A. Karunasena as Chairman and N. V. Jayasena as Deputy Chairman of the Elpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha. 10. The Department of Examinations states that the evaluation of the exam papers of the GCE Ordinary Level examination will commence on the 26th of this month.

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