Sri Lanka, Feb. 8 -- The adjournment debate on the government's policy statement, presented by President Ranil Wickremesinghe, commenced in Parliament a short while ago.

The Fifth Session of the Ninth Parliament will be ceremonially declared open by the President on Wednesday (Feb.07), after which he also presented the government's policy statement. In the past, the policy statement was referred to as the Throne Speech and was presented by the Governor.

The adjournment debate on the government's policy statement is scheduled to be held over two days, today (Feb.08) and tomorrow (Feb.09), from 9.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.

Meanwhile, the Resolution under the Essential Public Services Act is scheduled to be approved without a debate on 08 Febru...