Gamini Senarath appointed Secretary to PM

Speaker Karu Jayasuriya slams SLBC chief

The Chairman of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) came under fire in Parliament today with Speaker Karu Jayasuriya accusing him of disregarding instructions issued by Parliament. United National Front (UNF) Parliamentarian Ajith P. Perera said that there is an agreement between Parliament and SLBC to?broadcast Parliament proceedings. He noted that SLBC was blatantly violating the agreement by not broadcasting Parliament proceedings which over the past few days. Ajith P. Perera sai

05 Dec, 2018

Parliament website edited to recognise MR as an MP

The Parliament website has been edited to recognise Mahinda Rajapaksa as a Parliamentarian and not Prime Minister. Rajapaksa continued to be listed as the current Prime Minister on the website despite Parliament approving a no-confidence motion against him. The matter was raised in Parliament over the last few days, including yesterday. Speaker Karu Jayasuriya had assured that he will instruct his officials to make changes to the website. Accordingly the website today notes that?Rajapaksa is

06 Dec, 2018

Plantation companies refuse to agree to wage hike demand

In the wake of indefinite strike action declared by Trade Union (TU) leaders from 4th December onwards, the Planters? Association of Ceylon (PA) firmly reiterated the position of its membership – that a 100% increase in daily basic wages as demanded by the TUs simply cannot be sustained by the industry. ?All Regional Plantation Companies pay their employees? through what is earned as revenue; however the demands of Trade Union leaders far exceed this capacity. At this crucial moment, we urge al

06 Dec, 2018