Colombo, Sept. 23 -- Safety of high-rise buildings in Colombo and its suburbs came to the limelight in Parliament today with an opposition MP asking whether local bodies have the firefighting capacity... Read More
Sri Lanka, Sept. 23 -- Party leaders who met today decided to approve the gazette notification issued by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake declaring electricity an essential service, without a debate... Read More
Sri Lanka, Sept. 12 -- The Committee on Public Finance (COPF) proposed granting full independence to the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), by allowing the instit... Read More
Sri Lanka, Sept. 12 -- Minister of Women's Affairs Saroja Paulraj has insulted female MPs in the Opposition through the remarks she made yesterday, MP Chamindrani Kiriella told Parliament today. "The... Read More
Sri Lanka, Sept. 11 -- In a rare event of legislative work, a bill which was passed by Parliament was signed into Act the same day stripping former Presidents and their widows of facilities - residenc... Read More
Sri Lanka, Sept. 11 -- Parliament sessions were suspended by Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne after the Opposition protested against his decision not to allow the no confidence motion against Deputy Minis... Read More
Sri Lanka, Sept. 10 -- The third reading of the President's Entitlement Repeal Bill was approved by Parliament without a vote today. The Bill seeks to abolish perks given to former Presidents such a... Read More
Sri Lanka, Sept. 10 -- Opposition MP Chamara Sampath Dissanayake became the sole Opposition MP to vote against the President's Entitlement Repeal Bill. Published by HT Digital Content Services with p... Read More
Sri Lanka, Sept. 10 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is expected to participate in the debate on the President's Entitlement Repeal Bill which is to be taken up today, Parliament sources said. P... Read More
Sri Lanka, Sept. 10 -- Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne announced today that the no confidence motion against Deputy Minister of Defence Aruna Jayasekera cannot be taken up for debate as there is no provi... Read More