Remand of Amal Perera, Nadeemal Perera in Dubai extended

Ajith Mannapperuma suspended from Parliament

Samagi Jana Balawegaya MP Ajith Mannapperuma was suspended from Parliament today for 4 weeks. He was suspended for attempting to grab the Parliament Mace during a tense situation which arose today. Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena said that the MP was suspended under the Standing Orders of Parliament. The Speaker also called on the MPs to act with discipline in Parliament. A tense situation arose after Mannapperuma raised a question in Parliament just when question time was about to end. A

19 Oct, 2023

China assures medium and long-term support for Sri Lanka

China today assured medium and long-term support for Sri Lanka, during talks between President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Chinese Finance Minister Liu Kun. The Chinese Finance Minister reaffirmed China?s commitment to extend comprehensive support for the implementation of a medium-term and long-term program that is mutually beneficial to both parties and aimed at optimizing Sri Lanka?s debt. The Chinese Finance Minister conveyed this commitment during bilateral discussions held this morning (19)

19 Oct, 2023

SJB MP seeks protection from Defence Secretary

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Nalin Bandara requested Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena to provide protection for MPs from Defence Secretary General Kamal Gunaratne (Retd). The MP told Parliament they will be required to have Ministerial Security Division (MSD) officers in Parliament to protect themselves from the Defence Secretary. He said that the Defence Secretary often attends Parliament committee meetings. The MP accused the Defence Secretary of misbehaving after at least one of these c

17 Oct, 2023