News Room : Budget Speech on February 17, final vote on March 21
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Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya yesterday presented the Appropriation Bill for 2025 to Parliament, outlining the Government’s proposed expenditure.
The Second Reading of the Appropriation...
News Room : Govt yet to deliver on promises made – SJB MP
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The Government, which came to power with a large two-thirds mandate, should now take steps to fulfill the promises it made, instead of criticising...
News Room : Caucus intends to bring Parliament closer to people – Co-Chairs
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The inaugural meeting of the Parliamentary Caucus for Open Parliament Initiative which was reinstated for the Tenth Parliament took place on Wednesday (8) at...
News Room : Dr. Nishantha Samaraweera elected COPE Chairman
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National People’s Power (NPP) Parliamentarian Dr.Nishantha Samaraweera has been unanimously elected as the Chairman of the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE).
The Committee on Public...
News Room : Members of Parliament Prof. Chrishantha Abeysena and Shanakiyan Rasamanickam elected as...
A fire official says a blaze that broke out in Hollywood Hills is “rapidly expanding” after a mandatory evacuation order was issued in the...
News Room : Several spells of showers will occur in Northern, North-central, Eastern and...
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 08 January 2025 by the Department of Meteorology
Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western,...
News Room : Dialog becomes a signatory of UN Women’s Empowerment Principles – The...
Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s #1 connectivity provider, has joined the United Nations Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) as a signatory, reaffirming its dedication to...
News Room : Keir Starmer calls on ICC to ‘deliver own rules’ amid Afghanistan...
Keir Starmer, the UK prime minister, has called on the ICC to “deliver on their own rules” when it comes to women’s rights in...
News Room : Rice, rhetoric and red herrings
Wednesday 8th January, 2025
It is still being claimed in some quarters that the current rice shortage has come about owing to the use of...
News Room : MP Archchuna says Opposition not giving him time to speak
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MP Ramanathan Archchuna told Parliament yesterday that there is no point in coming to Parliament from Jaffna if the Opposition does not allocate time...