Sri Lanka, Feb. 9 -- The names of the Members of Parliament (MPs) who were appointed to serve in 5 parliamentary committees have been announced.

Earlier today (Feb.09), Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana tabled the lists, in all three languages, containing the names of the members newly appointed as per the motions passed by Parliament.

Accordingly, members have been selected to serve in the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Transport and Highways, Ministerial Consultative Committee on Tourism and Lands, Committee on Parliamentary Business, Committee on Public Accounts, and the Committee on Ways and Means during the Fifth Session of the Ninth Parliament, which was ceremonially inaugurated by President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Feb.07. ...