Colombo, Oct. 4 -- The Committee on Public Finance (COPF) which said that EXIM Bank of China had increased the interest rate from the initially agreed 2.5 per cent to 3.5 per cent for the loan extende... Read More
Colombo, Sept. 25 -- Two intelligence officers who neglected the prior warnings on the Easter Sunday bomb attacks have engaged in a repeat performance by neglecting prior warnings on two containers co... Read More
Colombo, Sept. 24 -- It was revealed today that approximately 111 Members of Parliament are residing in official housing units at the Madiwela housing scheme, paying a nominal monthly rent of just Rs.... Read More
Colombo, Sept. 24 -- Almost all MPs who had submitted oral questions that were to be raised in Parliament today were absent, raising serious concerns. These MPs were from both the government and opp... Read More
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