AG communicates opinion on vacant Parliament seat

Electricity, petroleum products and health declared essential services

Electricity, petroleum products and health have been declared essential services by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Issuing a gazette notice, the President noted that by virtue of the powers vested in him in terms of Section 2 of the Essential Public Services Act, No. 61 of 1979, he considers it necessary that the services provided by any Public Corporation or Government Department or Local Authority or Co-operative Society or any branch thereof being a Department or Corporation or Local Authorit

21 Jun, 2022

Protesters block remaining access to Presidential Secretariat

Protesters have blocked some of the remaining access to the Presidential Secretariat in Fort. Tents have been erected near the side gates of the Presidential Secretariat since late last night. The Police and the military have been deployed to strengthen security at the side gates of the building. The front entrance of the building is already blocked with protesters occupying the area since 9th April. The protesters had fixed a stage near the front entrance and have been using it to make spee

20 Jun, 2022

SJB, NPP decide to boycott Parliament and walk out

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) and the National Peoples Power (NPP) today decided to boycott Parliament sessions this week and walked out of Parliament. The SJB informed Parliament that it will not attend sessions this week as the Government had failed to present a plan to address the ongoing crisis in the country. “We will boycott Parliament sessions this week. We will stand with the people on the street,” SJB Leader Sajith Premadasa told Parliament. The NPP also said that it will boycott

21 Jun, 2022