Politics

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…

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…

The No-confidence motion against the Energy Minister defeated in Parliament with a majority of 91 votes. Accordingly, 152 voted against and 61 voted in favour.

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…

The debate on the No Confidence Motion (NCM) tabled by the Opposition against Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila a short while ago. Parliament session will continue until 5.30pm with lunch scheduled from 12.30pm to 1.30pm today and…

UNP Leader MP Ranil Wickremesinghe today handed over an Amendment to the No-Confidence Motion (NCM) against Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila to the Secretary-General of Parliament. It has been proposed that the entire Cabinet of…

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) will hold a special meeting to decide the party’s stance over the No Confidence Motion against Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila. The TNA in a statement said that this meeting chaired by TNA leader and…

TNA MP M.A.Sumanthiran yesterday said the Tamil National Alliance was deceived by the Opposition when false promises were dished out during the election. He said that the Opposition had given promises to the TNA that they would solve…

The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) will not take any decision in favour of the Opposition on the issue of Minister Udaya Gammanpila, Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said. Amaraweera when inquired on the SLFP’s position over the…