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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…

Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul announced on Thursday that he is “returning power to the people,” moving to dissolve parliament and clear the way for elections earlier than previously anticipated. Government spokesperson…

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa has called on the Prime Minister to convene Parliament immediately to address the ongoing flood and landslide crisis affecting the country. In a post on X (formerly…

A special party meeting has been called to decide on the conduct of Parliament sittings in the upcoming days, Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure Samantha Viddyarathna. According to the Minister, the meeting will take…

The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to the proposal to publish the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Act No. 11 of 2021 draft bill in the government gazette notification and present it to Parliament for approval. The…

The Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd) today (20) stated that the defence agreement signed between Sri Lanka and the United States will be tabled in Parliament for the second time. The Deputy Minister made…

Members of Parliament and staff today (22) attended Parliament session dressed in pink or pink shaded attire to support the breast cancer awareness initiative. Every year, the month of October is recognized globally as Breast Cancer…

Speaker of House Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne, today (21) informed all Members of Parliament to wear pink or pink-shaded attire tomorrow (22), in view of the “Global Breast Cancer Awareness Month” in October. The Speaker also announced that…