Ranil in Japan [November 02 2008]

Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremasinghe will be touring Japan this week and will miss the UPFA Government's 2009 Budget proposals later this week. The Opposition Leader is headed for Japan together with a Buddhist delegation spearheaded by the chief incumbent of the Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara, Dr. Kollupitiye Mahinda Sangharakhita Thera next week.

However, Wickremasinghe will be present for the budget debate, sources of the Opposition Leader's office said.