


The Speaker W. J. M. Lokubandara announced in Parliament yesterday that the Supreme Court had ruled that clause 2 (1) and Clause 6 (1) of the Appropriation Bill presented to Parliament were inconsistent with the Constitution and would have to be passed with a two thirds majority in the House.


State Bank employees to get
pensions
Following a firm assurance from President Mahinda
Rajapaksa that equal pension rights would be granted to all bank
employees, the Ceylon Bank Employees’ Union has decided to call off
its half-day strike planned for...

Health Minister urges shift
to war affected
Health Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva urged authorities
to shift their concentration of health services to people affected by the
war. Hitherto, priority was given to the people living in areas affected
by the tsunami...



