COPE sittings suspended

Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena yesterday (17) declared that the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) wouldn’t convene until further notice. The announcement was made in the wake of continuing controversy over the alleged relationship between COPE Chairman Prof. Ranjith Bandara and Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) under attack. Prof. Bandara has strongly denied any wrongdoing and lapses on his part.