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
Sri Lanka, Sept. 9 -- The Supreme Court has held that the President's Entitlements Repeal Bill, which seeks to abolish certain privileges of former Presidents, is in accordance with the Constitution a... Read More
Sri Lanka, Aug. 22 -- A controversial question was raised in Parliament by Opposition MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake, who alleged that certain YouTubers may have been provided with advance information... Read More