Politics

Minister Basil Rajapaksa took oaths as a Member of Parliament (MP) before Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardane today.

The founder of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Basil Rajapaksa has sworn in as the Minister of Finance this morning.

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa raising an issue regarding a private media channel, accused the Government top brass together with a team of prominent lawyers of plotting to close down this media channel based on some legal issues.…

The National Election Commission today issued a Gazette Extraordinary nominating former Economic Development Minister and SLPP founder Basil Rajapaksa as a Member of Parliament. The Commission in the Gazette Extraordinary…

Parliamentarian Jayantha Ketagoda has handed over his resignation letter from his position as a national list MP to the Secretary General of Parliament.

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) founder Basil Rajapaksa can make a significant contribution to strengthening the country’s economy, State Minister of Backward Rural Areas Development and Promotion of Domestic Animal Husbandry and…

The Committee on Parliamentary Business chaired by the Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena has decided to convene Parliament for 4 days starting from tomorrow (July 6) till Friday (July 9).

A resolution has been passed at four meetings of the Gampaha District Electoral Boards, calling on former Minister Basil Rajapaksa to enter Parliament to strengthen the present Government led by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The…

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa virtually opened the Kapuduwa Interchange of the Southern Expressway and an Underpass opposite the Peradeniya Hospital at a ceremony held at Temple Trees yesterday. The total project cost is Rs. 572…

Samagi Jana Balawegaya National Organizer MP Tissa Attanayake yesterday said that all forces in the Opposition will be brought under a wide alliance named the Samagi Jana Bala Sandanaya. This is aimed to contest for the next…