Parliament

The Second Reading Debate of the proposed Online Safety Bill is scheduled to be held in Parliament today (January 23). Parliament is to convene at 9.30 a.m. this morning while Minister of Public Security Tiran Alles is slated to present…

The Committee on High Posts has green-lighted 5 new appointments including an appointment of a High Commissioner, the Communication Department of Parliament said on Wednesday (Jan.17). The new appointments approved by the committee are…

The prices of all liquor products manufactured by the Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC (DCSL) are expected to go up from 01 January 2024. Accordingly, the prices of all DCSL brands of liquor will be increased by Rs. 90, Rs. 50 and…

Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe has claimed that his life at risk, and that in the event anything should happen to him, the President and his Chief of Presidential Staff will have to be held responsible. Speaking in Parliament this…

State Minister Sanath Nishantha has been suspended from parliament for a period of two weeks due to his unruly behaviour inside the Chambers on Tuesday (Nov.21). Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena communicated the announcement to the…

The Chairman of the Committee on Public Enterprise (COPE) MP Ranjith Bandara, who vehemently denies the sexual bribery allegations which were levelled against him by the opposition, emphasized that he will resign as a Member of Parliament…

The Speaker of Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena informed the House in a special statement this morning (20) that no outsiders are allowed to enter the meeting rooms during the parliamentary select committee meetings. Thus, Abeywardena…

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) officials are slated to make an appearance before the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) today (Nov.14). COPE chairman MP Ranjith Bandara said today’s meeting would commence at 2:00 p.m. According to him, 2…

President Ranil Wickremesinghe is scheduled to present the 2024 Budget to the Parliament today (13), in his capacity as the Minister of Finance. Accordingly, the Second Reading of Appropriation Bill for the fiscal year 2024, the…

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) says it is ‘disturbed’ by the allegations made by a Minister of Cabinet in parliament on November 08, 2023, in respect of a case relating to a matter concerning the appointment of an Interim Committee…