21.   Legislators will begin the discussion on Thursday, but it is unclear when they will vote on the accord, an aide to Pines said.

22.   Legislators have begun discussing the possibility of drafting laws prohibiting the sale of knives to minors.

23.   Two legislators began a hunger strike on Wednesday, demanding the members of the commission be changed to better represent opposition parties and independents.

24.   Legislators will begin implementing several aspects of the constitution early next year, starting with the restructuring of the national parliament.

25.   Speaker K. B. Ratnayake had to adjourn parliament after just four minutes when opposition legislators began creating a din because Kumaratunga was not present to address the assembly.