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Speaker urged to verify citizenship status of Parliamentarians

Speaker Karu Jayasuriya has been urged to verify the citizenship status of all Parliamentarians. Rohana Hettiarachchi, the Executive Director of the People’s Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL), has in a letter to the Speaker, noted that?in terms of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, it is now law in Sri Lanka, that a person with citizenship in two countries – holding dual citizenship – cannot become a Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament. Resultantly, the former Member of Parliame

13 Nov, 2017

Government will develop country with international help

The?Government will develop the country with international assistance, Leader of the House Lakshman Kiriella told Parliament today. The Minister said that while Chinese assistance has been sought to develop Hambantota, Indian and Japanese assistance has been sought to develop Trincomalee. Transport Minister Nimal Siripala de silva said that discussions are already underway to construct a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) power plant in Hambantota to develop the power sector in the country. He also

13 Nov, 2017

Prasanna Ranaweera granted bail over Hambantota demo

Parliamentarian?Prasanna Ranaweera was granted bail today in the Hambantota protest case. Ranaweera and 31 others had been in remand for protesting near the Indian consulate in Hambantota recently in violation of a court order. When the case was heard again today, Ranaweera and the others who were in remand were granted bail. (Colombo Gazette)

13 Nov, 2017