- Jan 01, 2018
President to address the nation on Wednesday
President Maithripala Sirisena is due to address the nation on January 03 (Wednesday), according to reports reaching Lanka News Web. It is believed that his speech will refer to the investigation report submitted by the presidential commission that investigated the Central Bank bond scam.
Meanwhile, the UNP is to ask the election commission to delay publicizing the commission report until after the LG polls are held. Prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has instructed UNP seniors to make the request, as the publicizing of the report now would have an adverse impact on the result of the election.