LNP - Four-day parliamentary debate to be held on Budget Amendment Bill

2022-08-12   |   Politics

The Committee on Parliamentary Business has decided to hold a four-day debate in the House on the Budget Amendment Bill 2022. Accordingly, the parliam...

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LNP - Governance structure with fair representation for all parties in progress - President

2022-08-12   |   Politics

President Ranil Wickremesinghe states that he aims to prepare a governance structure with fair representation for each political party. His remarks ca...

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LNP - Sri Lanka expecting petrol shipment tonight: Minister

2022-08-12   |   Politics

A petrol cargo weighing 35,000 metric tonnes is expected to arrive in Colombo tonight, Minister of Power & Energy says. According to a tweet from ...

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LNP - Ceremonial opening of third session of 9th Parliament tomorrow

2022-08-02   |   Politics

The ceremonial opening of the third session of the Ninth Parliament is scheduled for 10.30 a.m. tomorrow (August 03). According to the Department of C...

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LNP - President renews call for all-party Govt. to build country

2022-08-01   |   Politics

President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Saturday stated that his objective is to form an all-party Government by bringing together all political parties and...

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LNP - Basil Rajapaksa finally attends Parliament

2022-04-06   |   Politics

Basil Rajapaksa was finally spotted seated silently on his seat in Parliament today. Basil was under severe criticism for being absent from Parliament...

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LNP - Ali Sabry resigns as Finance Minister in less than 24 hours

2022-04-06   |   Politics

Finance Minister Ali Sabry who was appointed to the portfolio yesterday has resigned from his position in less than 24 hours. In a resignation letter ...

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LNP - Parliament adjourned till tomorrow

2022-04-06   |   Politics

Parliament was adjourned by Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena till 10 a.m tomorrow....

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LNP - Sajith calls for urgent constitutional reforms

2022-04-06   |   Politics

Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa today called for urgent constitutional reforms under which he proposed the reduction of powers of the Executive ...

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LNP - I am ready to quit as minister if SLFP ministers take the lead: Namal

2022-03-28   |   Politics

Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa said he is ready to resign from his ministerial portfolio so as to reduce the number of ministers in the Cabinet, if t...

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LNP - GL reappointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs

2022-03-24   |   Politics

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has reappointed Prof. G.L. Peiris as the Minister of Foreign Affairs with effect from today (23). According to a gazette ...

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LNP - Vehicle imports may delay further: State Minister

2022-03-24   |   Politics

Even though several proposals have been received with regard to vehicle imports, State Minister Shehan Semasinghe said today the government was yet to...

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LNP - Sajith calls for snap Presidential Polls

2022-03-16   |   Politics

Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa while pledging to convert the Samagi Jana Balawegaya ( SJB) has called for a snap presidential election, whi...

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LNP - IMF officials meet President

2022-03-16   |   Politics

Several representatives of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) met President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat this morning, the Pr...

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LNP - Bus fare revision announced, Minimum bus fare is Rs.20: Minister

2022-03-15   |   Politics

Cabinet approval was granted for the fare increase by 15 per cent with effect from yesterday, Transport Minister Dilum Amunugama said. He said the min...

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LNP - President to address the nation

2022-03-15   |   Politics

President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa is scheduled to address the nation on Wednesday, President's Media Division said....

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LNP - Rampant policy confusion!

2022-03-10   |   Politics

Confusion appears to be the order of the day. Just after the Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal told bank CEOs today that the rupee was floate...

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LNP - Basil’s absence causes furore in Parliament

2022-03-10   |   Politics

As the opposition alleged that Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa has not made any statement in Parliament since December 10 last year on the status of ...

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LNP - Prez instructs Minister to appoint Commission to resolve issues of railway workers

2022-02-25   |   Politics

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has instructed Minister of Transport Pavithra Wanniarachchi to appoint a Commission to resolve issues of railway workers....

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LNP - President makes sudden inspection tour to Ratmalana Railway Maintenance yard

2022-02-25   |   Politics

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa made a sudden inspection tour to the Ratmalana Railway Maintenance yard this morning. “There is considerable waste that...

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LNP - President directs to pay Rs.80 bn owed to CPC

2022-02-23   |   Politics

At a special cabinet meeting held with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today evening, it was decided the government will settle an outstanding payment of...

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LNP - Foreign Minister Peiris to lead SL’s delegation to UNHRC

2022-02-21   |   Politics

Foreign Minister Prof G.L. Peiris will lead the Sri Lanka Delegation to the 49th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, the government announced. The...

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LNP - Foreign Minister to undertake two-day visit to India

2022-02-07   |   Politics

Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris will leave for India on February 6 for a two-day visit, an informed source said. The source said he would hold talk...

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LNP - UK State Minister commends SL’s progress over human rights

2022-01-21   |   Politics

Sri Lanka's programme to empower human rights is making great strides, United Kingdom's State Minister for South Asia, United Nations and the Commonwe...

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LNP - Govt. to establish pension scheme for private sector: Labour Minister

2022-01-21   |   Politics

Labour Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva requested World Bank's assistance to formulate a social security and pension scheme for the employees working ...

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