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New Chief of Staff & Dy. Secretary General of Parliament appointed

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2 years ago

May 24, 2023

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Deputy Speaker Ajith Rajapaksa today (24) announced to the Parliament that Mr. Tikiri K Jayathilake who served as the Assistant Secretary General of Parliament has been appointed as the Chief of Staff and Deputy Secretary General of Parliament with effect from yesterday (23).

Mr. Tikiri Jayathilaka, who started his professional career by joining the Attorney General’s Department in 2002, has handled cases in many magistrate courts and high courts as a State Counsel. Mr. Jayathilaka, who joined the judiciary in 2006, served as a Magistrate and Additional District Judge and served in various courts around the country.

He earned his L.L. B from the University of Colombo. He received his LL.M from the Northumbria University. He has also published a book on Community based Corrections.

In 2015, Mr. Jayathilaka, joined the Parliament of Sri Lanka as the Assistant Secretary General (Legislative Services.)

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Ex-chairman of Lindula-Talawakelle UC, remanded

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June 2, 2025

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Former chairman of the Lindula-Talawakelle Urban Council – Asoka Sepala has been arrested today (June 02).

The Colombo Chief Magistrate has ordered to remand the suspect until June 11.

The former chairman has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) for causing a loss of Rs. 2.38 million to the government, during the issuance of a tender to lease stall belonging to the Urban Council.

It is said that instead of awarding the tender to the highest bidder, it was given to a lower bidder, resulting in the aforementioned loss.

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Halloluwa further remanded

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June 2, 2025

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Former Director of the National Lotteries Board (NLB) – Thusitha Halloluwa, has been further remanded until June 04, by the Fort Chief Magistrate’s Court.

Halloluwa remains in custody over alleged misappropriation of government assets belonging to the NLB.

He was previously arrested and released on bail on May 02 over the alleged misuse of a computer and a mobile phone valued at over Rs. 470,000 during his tenure as the Acting Director of the National Lotteries Board.

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Electricity (Amendment) Bill challenged

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June 2, 2025

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The Electricity (Amendment) Bill, which was recently tabled in Parliament, has been challenged in the Supreme Court.

Accordingly, the Supreme Court today (June 02) ordered that the petition filed by the Ceylon Electricity Board Engineers’ Union requesting a ruling that certain provisions of the Electricity Bill are unconstitutional be taken up for hearing on June 06.

The order was issued when the petition was taken up before a three-member Supreme Court bench comprising Justice A.H.M.D. Nawaz, Arjuna Obeyesekere and Priyantha Fernando.