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Leader of the House and Minister Bimal Rathnayake has stated that the no-confidence motion submitted by the Opposition against the Speaker will not be taken up for debate in Parliament on November 3. The Minister said the motion could not…

National People’s Power (NPP) Member of Parliament Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne has been unanimously appointed as the new Speaker of Sri Lanka’s Parliament. The Polonnaruwa District MP was nominated by Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya…

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…

A total of 45 petitions have been received by the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, challenging the recently introduced Online Safety Bill. Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena revealed this in parliament this morning (18 Oct.). The Online…

anything - other than staying on as speaker,” said Republican Representative Bob Good. Representative Nancy Mace told reporters she voted to remove McCarthy as speaker because he broke promises to her on improving access to birth control…