First Reading of the Appropriation Bill for the year 2023 to be presented tomorrow
Parliament to convene from October 18th to 21stSecond Reading of the Petroleum Products (Special Provisions) (Amendment) Bill to be
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to seek second term
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday, July 19, indicated his desire to seek a second term.
Speaking to the heads and owners of print and electronic media...
Move aimed at targeting youth votes, says Tourism Minister
Tourism Minister, Prasanna Ranatunga says the Opposition, similar to the strategy they followed in 2015 to defeat then President Mahinda Rajapaksa, now attempts to...
President Ranil Wickremesinghe to ceremonially declare open the third Session of the 9th Parliament...
President to present Government Policy Statement tomorrow at 10.30 am
Tri Force Guard of Honor will be presented…
No Gun salute and vehicle...
Amidst farmers’ protests, ministers at BIA to welcome first stock of liquid fertilizer
Amidst continuing protests in several parts of the country against a severe shortage of fertiliser, SriLankan Airlines airfreighted a stock of nano-nitrogen liquid fertiliser...
The Debate on the Regulation of Election Expenditure Bill postponed by one months’ time
The Ministerial Consultative Committee on Justice, Prisons Affairs and Constitutional Reforms decided to postpone the second reading debate of the Regulation of...
Ambassador of People’s Republic of China calls on Hon. Speaker
H.E. Qi Zhenhong, Ambassador of People’s Republic of China called on Hon. Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena recently.
Discussions also focused on strengthening ties between the...
New rules to facilitate State employees seeking foreign employment
Cabinet nod has been granted to issue new rules to enable State employees to take on foreign employment by granting a five-year no-pay leave...
SL youth eligible for employment in Korea, says Korean Ambassador
The Korean Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Woonjin Jeong assured the Foreign Minister that the facilities required for the Sri Lankan youth, who are eligible...
Sri Lanka can recover from current economic woes within few months
Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga said the Covid-19 pandemic was the main reason for the country's economic crisis and that the country could recover from...