I wish to share with your wide readership how the poor and disabled people are helped in the UK. Before that, on a glowing note, Sri Lanka’s was portrayed in the best possible light through Alexander Armstrong’s recent three-part...
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Four new Members of Parliament were sworn in before Deputy Speaker Rizvie Salih yesterday.
The swearing-in ceremony marks the formal induction of these MPs, who have been appointed to fill vacancies under their respective party National Lists.
Accordingly, Faiszer Musthapha was...
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National People’s Power Polonnaruwa District Parliamentarian Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne was unanimously elected as the 23rd Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka yesterday.
His nomination was proposed by Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya and seconded by Minister Bimal Rathnayake at...
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Opposition Leader MP Sajith Premadasa told Parliament yesterday (17) that he is ready to present all his educational qualifications to Parliament this morning. The Opposition Leader made this statement in response to a question that was raised by the...
Almost 90% of the UK workforce at telecoms company Lycamobile has been told they could lose their jobs, with more than 300 staff fearing for their roles shortly before Christmas, the Guardian reports.
The company, owned by billionaire Tory philanthropist...
A bomb hidden in an electric scooter has killed a senior general in charge of nuclear security in Moscow, the Russian Investigative Committee says.
Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, head of the Radiological, Chemical and Biological Defense Forces, was killed outside...
Minister of Health and Mass Media Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, addressing Parliament today (17), disclosed details regarding payments allocated from the President’s Fund during the period 2005-2024.
He explained that the fund is intended for welfare activities, including poverty alleviation in...
SDB Bank said it is pleased to announce the appointment of Chitral De Silva to its Corporate Management team as the Deputy General Manager/Chief Business Officer. With a distinguished career spanning over four decades in the banking sector, De...
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A contempt of Court application filed against former President Maithripala Sirisena for allegedly disregarding an order issued by the Colombo District Court regarding the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) chairmanship was settled yesterday before the Court of Appeal (CA).
This...
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Parliament will elect a new Speaker today to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of former Speaker Ashoka Sapumal Ranwala, who was appointed as the Speaker of the Tenth Parliament.
Parliament is scheduled to meet at 9.30 am today...