A four-member committee to make recommendations on the three newly proposed Standing Committees - Committee on Parliamentary Business decides.

? The Budget debate at the Committee stage will be extended till 7.00 pm

? A glass of milk for free to be provided for school children who daily visit the Parliament

The work of two Sri Lankan designers Sonali Dharmawardhane and Sarita Rajendran was showcased in Singapore at an Afternoon Tea held at the Sri Lanka Residence .

Sri Lanka Consulate General in Karachi promotes collaboration in the field of yarn materials through the Pakistan Yarn Merchants Association

President Ranil Wickremesinghe was the first speaker after President Xi Jinping to address, virtually, the well-attended and highly prestigious 5th China International Import Expo CIIE and the Hongqiao Economic Forum Opening Ceremony. In addition to the President of Sri Lanka, the opening ceremony was addressed by the Heads of State or Government of Mauritania, Mozambique, Belarus, Guyana, Solomon Islands, and the Director General of the World Trade Organisation, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, and the Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization.