Parliament To Meet Tomorrow (02) For A Special Debate On Chief Justice Issue

The Speaker Chamal Rajapaksha has announced that the Parliament will meet at 2 P.M tomorrow(02) on a request made by the Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinha to conduct a special debate on the appointment and removal of the former Chief Justice Mohan Pieris.

A heated debate on the removal of Mohan Pieris from the Chief Justice Post took place in Parliament on Last Friday following the special statement made by the Prime Minister Wikaramasinha over the removal of Pieris.This lead the Opposition to make a special request for a debate on chief justice issue.

Government has already appointed the most senior judge in the Supreme Court K.Sripavan as the 44th Chief Justice following the retirement of 43rd Chief Justice Dr.Mrs.Shiranai Bandaranaike who was retired one day after reinstated in
the post. .

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Sri Lankan Air Lines Hostess Was Killed And Three Others Injured On An Accident In Doha

A Sri Lankan  Air Lines Air Hostess was killed and three other Sri Lankan Air Lines staff members,  two flight attendants and an Air  Hostess got injured when the vehicle they were traveled in on Desert Safari met with an accident in Doha,Qatar yesterday (30).

The Air Line Hostess that killed was identified as the Ms.Ammendra De Kauwe reside in Raddolugama ,Colombo.The injured Air Line Staff Members are reported as out of danger.There were six passengers including Ms.Kauwe onboard the Jeep at the time of the accident,

Most Senior Judge In The Supreme Court Sripavan Sworn In As New Chief Justice

The most senior judge in the Supreme Court K.Sripavan has sworn in as the new Chief Justice in Sri Lanka before President Maithripala Sirisena at the Presidential Secretariat this evening.The New Chief Justice was appointed after the 43rd Chief Justice Dr.Mrs,Shirani Bandaranaike's has retired from the post yesterday almost one day after she was reinstated as the Chief Justice.

Chief Justice Sripavan was an old boy of Jaffna Hindu Collage.President Maithripala Sirisena was sworn in his post before him on 10th of January soon after elected as the new president of Sri Lanka.

Former Chief Justice Dr.Shirani Bandaranaike was given a grand farewell by lawyers and staff of the Hulftsdorf Court Complex yesterday as she retired from the post at the age of 56.

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Sri Lankans Applying For Dual Citizenship Here To Pay Rs.500,000 Fee-Finance Minister

Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake has yesterday (29) announced at Parliament during his presentation of the Interim Budget -2015, that all Sri Lankans who are applying for Dual Citizenship here should pay Rs.500,000 per individual request.All Sri Lankans living in selected countries can apply for the dual citizenship and it will be granted after due evaluation he has said.

Furthermore government has decided to make special provisions for Foreigners who are seeking resident status in Sri Lanka and in a position to invest US Dollars 10 Million in the country.The visa fee for such foreigners is fixed as Rs.2.5 million and all such applications need to be approved through the Defense Ministry.Those who are receiving the resident status need to renew their status for every 5 years the Finance Minister said.