Heated arguments flared up in Parliament after the committee of selections appointed SJB MP Mayantha Dissanayake as Public Finance Committee Chairman today.

SLPP MP Ranjith Bandara has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE).

SJB MP Mayantha Dissanayake has been appointed as the Chairman of the Committee on Public Finance by the Committee of Selections.

Parliamentarian Dullas Alahapperuma today questioned as to why United National Party (UNP) handed over nominations to the Local Government elections if the election was not legally declared as claimed by President Ranil Wickremesinghe.

A new circular has been issued by the Secretary to the President making it compulsory for officials obtaining airline tickets for official overseas travel to purchase Economy Class tickets only from March 1, 2023, except for two categories of officia

Local government election has not been declared legally and therefore, there is no question of a postponement, President Ranil Wickremesinghe stated today.

Ministers and MPs have made a huge dedication by paying PAYE tax at this critical juncture where Rs. 241,000 has been deducted from the salary and fuel allowances of a Minister and Rs. 90,000 from an MP, Minister and leader of the House Susil Premaja

Whilst questioning on the investigations carried out on the death of businessman Dinesh Schaffter, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Eran Wickramaratne today said no foreign investor would come to Sri Lanka if justice is not meted out to the late busin

Sri Lanka would not get any international support such as IMF bailout and GSP+ facility if the government attempts to postpone the Local Government elections, National People’s Power (NPP) MP Vijitha Herath said today.

New members of Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) and Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) were announced today in Parliament.

Postponement of local government elections could be a dangerous precedent as it would eventually push the nation into a dictatorial rule, Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith said today.

Sri Lanka can go for a general election anytime now as the present Parliament has completed two and a half years of its term as of midnight on Monday.

Local government elections should not be postponed, Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa said today.

SJB MP Harsha de Silva said plans are afoot to remove the street food stalls at Kimbulawala in Madiwela and urged the government not proceed with the proposal.

The oppostion requested Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardene to appoint SJB MP Harsha De Silva as the Chairman of the Committee on Public Finance (COPF) again.

Parliament was adjourned by Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardene till 9.30 am tomorrow due to a tense situation erupted in Parliament a short while ago.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that an Economic Commission will be formed as early as possible to approve investment opportunity in order to provide more opportunities to local and foreign investors.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s proposal to transform the historic city of Kandy into a well-planned, organized and developed city has received unanimous approval from the Cabinet of Ministers, President’s Media Division said.

Former Minister Sarana Gunawardena has been released on strict bail conditions by Colombo High Court Judge Damith Totawatte today.

The protest which was to be held by the Samagi Jana Balawegaya ( SJB) has been hampered by bad weather, SJB General Secretary Ranjith Maduma Bandara said.

The delay in China’s positive response in restructuring Sri Lanka’s debt has been the only obstacle in securing the International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout at the moment, Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe said.

A survey conducted by the Public Health Inspectors (PHI) found that 18 percent of restaurants and hotels in Sri Lanka served food unfit for human consumption, Chairman of the Public Health Inspectors Union of Sri Lanka Upul Rohana said.

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) said it will go ahead with today’s protest despite the stay order issued by the Fort Magistrate’s court.

As the electricity charges have been increased, the water charges will have to be increased in accordance, a Minister said.

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has suspended Mayor of Hambantota Gamini Sri Ananda from the party and informed the Hambantota Assistant Commissioner of Elections in order to sack him from the membership of the Hambantota Urban Council and thereby

Economic concessions including reduction of electricity tariff could be a possibility by the end of this year, UNP Deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardene said yesterday.

The Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) has filed a Fundamental Rights petition in Supreme Court challenging the moves by the Ministry of Health to procure medical supplies from unregistered private suppliers through direct contracting and un

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has assured the Sangha Committee of the Malwathu and Asgiri Chapters that he would appoint a competent authority to the Pali and Buddhist University, Presidential Media Division (PMD) said.

Claiming that opposition politicians including Sajith Premadasa were bragging in political arena that a National People’s Power (NPP) government would take over private property, NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today they were citing a par

The visa application center of the Indian High Commission in Colombo will resume its normal operations for visa and other services from tomorrow, the Indian High Commission announced.