Lalith Weeratunga allowed to travel overseas by court

S.B. Dissanayake appointed Chief Government Whip

United People?s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) Parliamentarian and Minister of Highways and Road Development S.B. Dissanayake was appointed as the Chief Government Whip today.

08 Nov, 2018

Speaker decides vote on majority will be taken on November 14

Speaker Karu Jayasuriya today decided that when Parliament convenes on?November 14 the vote on who has majority support to form a Government will be taken. The decision was taken when part leaders met the Speaker today to decide the agenda for?November 14. President Maithripala Sirisena convened Parliament on November 14 after he prorogued the House last month. The United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) told the Speaker today that they object to a vote being taken on November 14 on who has m

07 Nov, 2018

LGBTQI community protest in Colombo

The?Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, and Intersex (LGBTQI) community in Sri Lanka and civil society staged a protest in Colombo today against comments made this week by President Maithripala Sirisena. The protest staged near the Liberty roundabout, condemned the homophobic comment made by the President at a political rally. In a joint statement this week, the?LGBTQI community said that?President Sirisena had made a series of homophobic comments at the rally. The LGBT

07 Nov, 2018