Parliament

The entrance to Parliament from the Polduwa Junction has been completely blocked due to a protest organised by the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) against the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution. The protest got underway at around…

The Supreme Court is scheduled to take up tomorrow (01) the petitions challenging the constitutionality of the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, which was presented to Parliament by the government. A five-member Supreme Court…

The Bill related to the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, which has been gazetted and presented to the Parliament, has been challenged before the Supreme Court in another petition. The petition has been filed by social media activists…

The no-confidence motion submitted by the Opposition against Minister of Justice Harshana Nanayakkara was presented to Parliament today by Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Parliamentarian Ajith P. Perera. Accordingly, the debate on the…

President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, To Lam, who arrived in Sri Lanka on a two-day official visit, is currently addressing the Parliament of Sri Lanka. Meanwhile, making a special statement in this regard, the Secretary General…

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) staged a protest demonstration along the Parliament access road near Diyatha Uyana in Battaramulla, resulting in minor traffic congestion in the surrounding areas. The protest was organized to express…

The opposition today (21) moved a motion to appoint a Select Committee of Parliament to conduct a comprehensive study on the lack of preparedness to face Cyclone Ditwah and report to Parliament and submit its proposals and recommendations…

Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa has stated that he intends to re-submit facts to the Parliament regarding a major scam in which over 640 individuals were allegedly defrauded by two foreign employment agencies. Premadasa said the…

The Speaker of the Parliament, Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne announced to the House today that he endorsed the certificate on three Bills yesterday (17). Accordingly, the Speaker endorsed the certificate on the Bills titled Social Security…

The ‘Rebuilding Sri Lanka’ Fund should be approved by Parliament as a statutory fund, the Chairman of the Committee on Public Finance, Parliamentarian Dr. Harsha de Silva reiterates. MP de Silva noted that the fund needs to be a legally…