Politics

The Committee on Parliamentary Business chaired by Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena held on July 19 decided that Parliament will convene for four days from August 3 to August 6. Registration of Electors (Amendment) Bill, National…

United National Party Chairman Vajira Abeywardena said the government had changed the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which was passed by a well-governed government with 222 votes, in a matter of hours. He said this…

Seven political parties that are not represented in Parliament have been summoned before the Parliament Select Committee to identify appropriate reforms of the election laws and the electoral system and to recommend necessary…

The Government should clearly state whether it plans to continue the Defence University status of the Kotelawala National Defence University (KDU) or whether it will be converted to a civil university, former JVP Parliamentarian…

Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, MP is planning to meet Opposition political parties to formulate a common agenda on how the Opposition should function in Parliament.Wickremesinghe has taken this decision after the…

Chief Government Whip and Highways Minister Johnston Fernando yesterday said that the Government should be thankful to the Opposition for creating an opportunity for it to prove its numerical supremacy in Parliament by bringing up a…

The Committee on Parliamentary Business chaired by the Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena has decided to convene Parliament for 4 days starting from August 3 until August 6. Accordingly, Registration of Electors (Amendment) Bill,…

The No Confidence Motion brought by the Samagi Jana Balawegaya against Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila is an act of political idiocy and a sheer media stunt, National People’s Power Leader MP Anura Kumara Dissanayake said in…

United National Party General Secretary Palitha Range Bandara said the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has resorted to a mudslinging campaign against him and the Party on social media in fear of the emergence of the UNP. He was…

If the government is to hold the Advanced Level Examination and the Grade Five Scholarship Examination in November, can it guarantee the safety of the students and examination centre staff, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa questioned…