Verbal clash in Parliament between ruling party and opposition

UNF presents motion to suspend funds to PM’s office

The United National Front (UNF) presented a motion to Parliament today to suspend funds to the Prime Minister’s office. The motion was presented by UNF Parliamentarian Ravi Karunanayake. UNF MP Navin Dissanayake seconded the motion. The motion notes that the?House on 16th November, 2018, accepted the official statement made?by the Speaker on 15th November, 2018 that, in terms of paragraph 2 of the No Confidence Motion against the Government adopted on 14th November 2018, the Cabinet of Minist

29 Nov, 2018

US notes China took port after Sri Lanka could not pay

The United States has noted that China took over the Hambantota port after the Sri Lankan Government could not pay its debt. Roland de Marcellus. Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Finance and Development, said that as the Sri Lankan Government could not pay its debt over the Hambantota Port, China converted the port to their own ownership for a 99 year lease, as well as 15,000 acres of land, the Press Trust of India reported. He made the comment to the Senate Foreign

29 Nov, 2018

Motion to suspend funds to Prime Minister?s office passed

A motion submitted to Parliament to suspend funds to the Prime Minister?s office was passed today. The motion was passed with 123 members voting for it and no one against it. Government MPs were absent in Parliament at the time of the vote as they had boycotted sessions today. The United National Front (UNF) presented the motion to Parliament. The motion was presented by UNF Parliamentarian Ravi Karunanayake while UNF MP Navin Dissanayake seconded the motion. An electronic vote was taken on

29 Nov, 2018