SLT shares: Govt rejects allegations

Leader of the House, Healthcare and Nutrition Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva totally rejected the accusation levelled against the Government with regard to the selling of Sri Lanka Telecom shares vested within NTT company of Japan to Malaysian based Global Telecom Holdings.

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House has no powers to direct media houses – Speaker

Parliament has no powers to direct any newspaper organisations to publish what has transpired inside the Parliament and it is a matter of media ethics speaker W.J.M. Lokubandara said yesterday.

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UNP (Democratic Group) proposals handed over

The United National Party (Democratic Group) headed Public Administration and Home Affairs Minister Karu Jayasuriya handed over its preliminary response to the proposals made by the Chairman of the APRC to Professor Tissa Vitharana yesterday.

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