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Speaker warns MPs Archchuna, Rasamanickam

Colombo, March 4 -- Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne today warned Opposition MPs Ramanathan Archchuna and Shanakiyan Rasamanickam for disturbing the proceedings. "I will be compelled to remove both of yo... Read More


Opposition MPs deny getting filling stations through political influence

Colombo, March 4 -- Opposition MPs Gayantha Karunathilaka, Harshana Rajakaruna and Kins Nelson today denied getting filling stations through political influence. The MPs were responding to an allegat... Read More


EPF, ETF funds to be used to bring in more benefits to workers

Colombo, March 4 -- Labour Minister Anil Jayantha today pledged to use EPF and ETF funds to bring in more benefits to the working people instead of unproductive investments that it had made in the pas... Read More


Uproar in Parliament over fuel issue

Sri Lanka, March 1 -- Parliament went into an uproar over the fuel distribution issue after ruling party members charged that there is a sinister move to create a fuel scarcity. This allegation was m... Read More


MS, RW stopped probes into frauds, corruption during Yahapalana government: Ananda Wijepala

Colombo, Feb. 28 -- Former Presidents Maithripala Sirisena and Ranil Wickremesinghe stopped investigations into hundreds of frauds and corruption cases during the Yahapalana government, Minister of Pu... Read More


Heated arguments in Parliament after two MPs come up with murder allegations

Srilanka, Feb. 25 -- Heated arguments erupted in Parliament today with ruling party MP Gamagedara Dissanayake and Opposition MP Rohini Kaviratne coming up with murder charges during the 1989 insurrect... Read More


President must use helicopters when travelling across country: Ravi K

Srilanka, Feb. 24 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake should use helicopters when travelling across the country, MP Ravi Karunanayake told Parliament today. "He spends at least seven hours travelli... Read More


Several officials attached to Judiciary to be questioned over Hulfsdorp shooting: Nalinda

Srilanka, Feb. 24 -- Several officials attached to the Judiciary will be questioned over the killing of Ganemulla Sanjeewa inside courts, Chief Government Whip Nalinda Jayatissa told Parliament today.... Read More


Speaker tells Acting IGP to beef up security of all MPs

Srilanka, Feb. 21 -- Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne today announced that he has requested the Acting IGP to take steps to ensure the security of all MPs. The Speaker said this following a request by Op... Read More


Parliamentary Privilege Committee to take action against Ramanathan Archchuna: Speaker

Srilanka, Feb. 21 -- The Parliamentary Privilege Committee is expected to take action against MP Ramanathan Archchuna, Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne told Parliament today. "The report of the committe... Read More