Sexual Harassment Scandal in Parliament: Guilty Staff Shown the Door
2025-01-17
Three employees of Parliament who were found guilty of sexually assaulting female Parliamentary staff have been dismissed, according to aContinue Reading
Parliament to convene next week : Schedule announced
2025-01-17
The Parliament of Sri Lanka is scheduled to convene from 21 – 24 January 2025, during which a two-day AdjournmentContinue Reading
Sajith elected Co-Chair of Parliamentary Caucus on Climate
2025-01-15
Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa and NPP MP L.M. Abeywickrama have been elected as the Co-Chairs of the CaucusContinue Reading
Three Parliament staff suspended over sexual harassment allegations
2025-01-13
Three Parliament staff members have been suspended from service over allegations of sexual harassment. According to NewsFirst, the suspended ParliamentContinue Reading
2025 Appropriation Bill presented to Parliament
2025-01-09
The Appropriation Bill to allocate funds for government expenditure for the 2025 financial year was presented to Parliament today. PrimeContinue Reading
“Intel says over 100,000 illegal immigrants likely to arrive in SL” – Minister
2025-01-08
Minister of Public Security Ananda Wijepala says information has been received that over 100,000 illegal immigrants are likely to arriveContinue Reading
Ranil blamed for red rice shortage
2025-01-08
Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Co-operative Development Wasantha Samarasinghe has acknowledged a shortage of red rice inContinue Reading
Sajith calls for approval of incentive allowance for Parliament staff
2025-01-07
Opposition Leader MP Sajith Premadasa has requested the authorities to grant the incentive allowance for unused leave of Parliament staffContinue Reading
New COPF members announced
2025-01-07
New members have been appointed to the Committee on Public Finance (COPF) of the 10th Parliament of Sri Lanka. ParliamentariansContinue Reading
Applications called for National Commission on Women
2024-12-30
Applications have been called for the appointment of members to the National Commission on Women, the Parliament of Sri LankaContinue Reading
Namal challenges Minister over Law exam allegations
2024-12-18
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Namal Rajapaksa has requested the government to conduct a probe if there is aContinue Reading
Sajith responds to Govt challenge, presents academic certificates
2024-12-18
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa today presented all his academic certificates, following a request by Government Spokesman Minister Nalinda Jayatissa inContinue Reading
SLMC’s Nizam Kariapper takes oath as Member of Parliament
2024-12-18
Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) member Mohamed Nizam Kariapper took oaths as a Member of Parliament today. He was appointedContinue Reading
Gazette published confirming Speaker’s resignation
2024-12-17
The official Gazette notification confirming the resignation of Asoka Ranwala as Speaker of Parliament has been issued, signed by SecretaryContinue Reading
Erroneous data : Justice Minister goes to CID
2024-12-16
Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara has filed a complaint with the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) calling for a probe into theContinue Reading
Parliament schedule for next week announced
2024-12-13
The Parliament of Sri Lanka will convene next week only on Tuesday (17 Dec) and Wednesday (18 Dec), the SecretaryContinue Reading
Parliament accepts mistake of referring Minister as Dr.
2024-12-13
The Parliament of Sri Lanka has clarified details regarding the educational qualifications of Minister of Justice, Attorney-at-Law, Harshana Nanayakkara onContinue Reading
Speaker meets Donald Lu led US delegation
2024-12-09
The high-level US delegation, led by Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs DonaldContinue Reading