MP, Prof. Tissa Vitarana was elected as the Chairman of the Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) for the Second Session of the ninth Parliament. Prof. Tissa Vitarana’s name was proposed by State Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara and seconded by MP Ashok Abeysinghe at the inaugural committee meeting of the second session of ninth Parliament held Feb; (10) at the Parliament premises.

Hon. Jagath Pushpakumara, Member of Parliament was unanimously elected as the Chairman of the Committee on Public Petitions for the Second Session of the Ninth Parliament yesterday (10).

An awareness programme to shed light on Mannar area, its biodiversity and migratory birds was held at SLNS Thammanna in the North Central Naval Command on 05th February 2022. The programme was conducted by Prof. Sampath Seneviratne of the University of Colombo.