Politics

The Sri Lanka Freedom Party, which formed a coalition government with the UNP, was able to win the General Election as they supported Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna(SLPP); if not by contesting alone, they won’t be able to secure at least…

Sri Lanka will be among the countries that produce fossil fuel and gas within the next four years, Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila said in Parliament yesterday. He added that the country could prevent outflow of USD 350 million…

The Ministerial Consultative Committee on Industries recently agreed to the relevant orders to remove the legal impediment to obtaining permits for persons who do not have co-ownership of the land in gem mining. The meeting was…

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

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

Two State Ministry portfolios were reshuffled and accordingly, two State Ministers were sworn in before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday (08). Shasheendra Rajapaksa was sworn in as Organic Fertilizer Production, Supply and…

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…

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.…

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

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).