Wednesday, September 20, 2017

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GOLDEN MELODIES

Bond Commission Had Informed Former Central Bank Governor MahendrenTo Provide Data Not Available In His Mobile Phones

As the data of the two mobile phones belonging to
former Central Bank governor Arjuna Mahendran relevant to the the period that Central Bank bond scam had occurred had been not available, the Presidential Commission of Inquiry investigating the Bond Scam had informed the former governor to produce the deleted data before 12 noon today (21)to the commission.

The additional solicitor general Yasantha Kodagoda had previous day informed the Presidential Commission to assist to find out the deleted data of the two mobile phones  belonging to former Central Bank Governor Mahendran for a period of 11 months.

An Eight Day Old Strike Of Ceylon Electricity Board Workers Had Ended

The eight day old strike launched by the  Ceylon
Electricity Board (CEB) workers had ended last night (20)after an agreement was reached  between the workers unions and the Minister of Labour John Seneviratne regarding the salary anomalies of the CEB workers , the Joint Trade Union Alliance of the Ceylon Electricity Board has announced.

During the talks held yesterday between Electricity Board trade union representatives and Minister of Labor and the management of Electricity Board ,the management of the  CEB had agreed to increase the salaries of clerks of CEB by 10% and technical workers by 10% to 13% according to the Trade Union Alliance.

The CEB Workers who were involved in the strike are due to be reported for work this morning.

Provincial Council Amendment Bill Passed With A Two Third Majority In The Parliament

The third reading of the  Provincial Council Elections
Amendment Bill had been passed with a required two third majority in the Parliament last evening (20).

During the voting 159 MP's had voted in favor of the bill while 37 MP's had voted against it.

Earlier in the day during the second reading of the Bill 154 MP's had voted in favor of the Bill and 44 MP' s voted against it.

The Attorney General had earlier informed the speaker Karu Jayasuriya that the Bill needed to be passed with two third majority.

Parliament had adjourned for a while last noon due to a tense situation occurred in the house during the debate on the Bill.


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