All MPs must be present in Parliament on May 31

Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa invited all Government and Opposition members to be present in Parliament on May 31, as Thailand's Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is scheduled to address the Sri Lankan Parliament.

On behalf of the Speaker, Deputy Speaker Chandima Weerakkody make this announcement yesterday in Parliament.

He said that Prime Minister Shinawatra is to arrive in Parliament at 2.45 pm on May 31, to address Parliament on the invitation of Speaker Rajapaksa. He said special security arrangements would be in place in and around Parliament. He said special security checks too would be conducted in the entire Parliament premises, including MPs restrooms and wardrobes on May 30 and 31. He said the public gallery would be open only to invitees.

He further said a special traffic plan would be put in force on this day, adding that the Parliament vehicle park would be closed on this day.