Interim report on floods and landslides submitted to PM

Speaker regrets sexist statement made by SLPP MP

Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena today expressed regret over the sexist statement made in Parliament by Sri Lanka Pudujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Tissakutti Arachchi. The Speaker said that he had taken note of the concerns raised over the statement made by the MP, disrespectful to women. Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena said that the Parliament Women Caucus had met him and raised concerns over the statement. He warned the MP to avoid making such statements in Parliament in future. The Speaker al

23 Nov, 2021

Second reading of 2022 Budget passed

The second reading of the 2022 Budget was passed in Parliament with 153 MPs voting for and 60 MPs against it. The vote on the second reading was taken this evening when Parliament convened to continue the debate on the budget. Minister of Finance Basil Rajapaksa presented the Second Reading of the Appropriation Bill (Budget Speech) for the year 2022 on Friday 12th November 2021. The Second Reading debate of the Appropriation Bill continued for 7 days from Saturday, November 13th to today the

22 Nov, 2021

CID grills Reverend Father Cyril Gamini for a third day

Catholic priest, Reverend Father Cyril Gamini Fernando was questioned by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) today, for a third day. The Catholic priest was questioned for approximately five hours by the CID today. Meanwhile, several Catholic priests staged a protest today against the CID questioning Reverend Father Cyril Gamini Fernando. They raised suspicions over the decision to grill the priest over claims he had made over the Easter Sunday attacks. He was questioned over a stat

22 Nov, 2021