Sri Lanka, April 27 -- The government has rejected a request by the opposition to hold a one-day parliamentary debate on a controversial incident involving a payment of USD 2.5 million made by the Treasury as a foreign debt installment which ended up in the hands of cybercriminals, according to Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Member of Parliament Gayantha Karunathilaka.

The Parliamentarian made this statement while addressing a media briefing held today (27).

He stated that a party leaders' meeting, chaired by the Speaker of House, was convened today to discuss parliamentary business for the week starting on May 5.

During the meeting, the opposition requested a one-day debate regarding the controversial financial transaction that recently...