Inland Revenue Amended Bill passed in Parliament

President appoints committee to study gas cylinder issue

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed a committee to study the gas cylinder issue. A number of explosions caused by gas cylinder leaks have been reported around the country. The President’s Media Unit said that the committee has been appointed to study the cause of the gas leak, explosions and other related incidents. The committee will be headed by a Professor of the Moratuwa University, Professor Shantha Walpola. Others in the committee includes Senior Deputy Inspector General of Poli

30 Nov, 2021

Parliament committee to meet and discuss gas cylinder issue

The Parliament advisory committee is to meet tomorrow (Wednesday) to discuss the gas cylinder issue. The Ministerial Consultative Committee on Trade is to convene at 9am tomorrow. Speaker?Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana invited all the MPs to attend the meeting to discuss the crisis. State Minister Lasantha Alagiyawanna said that his Ministry officials will be instructed to be present at the meetung. The State Minister said that he is also prepared to invite the former Executive Director of the Con

30 Nov, 2021

Manju Lalith Warna Kumara takes oaths as an MP

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) member Manju Lalith Warna Kumara took oaths as a Member of Parliament today. He replaced Mahinda Samarasinghe as a Member of Parliament. Manju Lalith Warna Kumara took oaths before Deputy Speaker Ranjith Siyambalapitiya. A gazette notice had been issued by the Election Commission naming Lalith Warna Kumara as an MP from the Kalutara District. Mahinda Samarasinghe had resigned from his Parliament seat to be appointed as Sri Lanka?s new Ambassador to the US.?

01 Dec, 2021