Thursday, May 20, 2021

Third Reading Of The Colombo Port City Draft Bill Has Been Passed With A Majority Of 89 Votes

 The  third reading of the amended Draft  bill of the  Colombo Port City Special Economic commission has been passed in Parliament yesterday (20) with a majority of 89 votes .


The controversial draft bill which was presented to the parliament  by the government had passed  with 148 MP "s voted in favor and 59  had voted against it .19 MP's were absent at the time of the voting 

Supreme Court has earlier informed the speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardane that 25 clauses of the Bill are against the Constitution  and need to amend those .Also the court has informed that the Bill should be passed with a specials majority in Parliament and also need a referendum to get public approval ,



3441 Corona Positives Reported Today (20)

 A total of 3441 Corona positives had been. Reported in the country today (20) increasing the total number of Corona positives reported so far to 154,786 a cording to National Covid -19 Prevention Center .


At the moment 30,203 Corona positives are being treated at government hospitals and quarantine centers  it has been revealed 

A total of. 123,532 Corona positives bad been discharged from hospitals And treatment centers 

 




All Flights Arriving From Other Countries To Be Suspended For 10 Days

 Civil Aviation Authority has decided to suspend all the flights arriving in Sri Lanka  from other countries with effect from  midnight of this Friday (21) Upto midnight on 31 st of May .


This step had been taken to prevent the spreading of Corona variants in the country the  authority has stated .

However flights departs from Sri Lanka to other countries will continue as usual according to the officials 





A Sudden Fire Erupted In A Tyre Shop At Armour Street

A sudden fire has broken out at a tyre shop near Armour street in Grandpass this evening (29) causing severe traffic congestion in the area....