Tag: Parliament

Parliament Road closed due to Protest

Parliament Road closed due to Protest

Mar 5, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The road from the Parliament Roundabout towards the Parliament has been closed off due to a protest, UTV ... Read More

Parliament adjourned until tomorrow

Parliament adjourned until tomorrow

Dec 18, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Speaker Karu Jayasuriya has announced that the Parliamentadjourned  until 01.00 pm tomorrow (19). Read More

1st Time Parliament Convene as a Constitutionals Council

1st Time Parliament Convene as a Constitutionals Council

Apr 5, 2016

Parliament will convene today as a Constitutional Council for the first time to select and appoint MPs to various positions.It ... Read More

Adjournment Motion Over PM’s Statement to be Taken up for Debate in Parliament

Adjournment Motion Over PM’s Statement to be Taken up for Debate in Parliament

Mar 23, 2016

Prime Minister, Ranil has made an economic policy statement in Parliament  recently.An adjournment motion over the statement made by Prime ... Read More

Minister to Make Power Failure Statement in Parliament

Minister to Make Power Failure Statement in Parliament

Mar 23, 2016

Minister of Power and Renewable Energy,  Ranjith Siyambalapitiya is scheduled to make a special statement in Parliament today over the ... Read More

Vote on Converting Parliament into a State Assembly

Vote on Converting Parliament into a State Assembly

Mar 9, 2016

Two months back Prime Minister made a proposal to the Parliament to convert all members of Parliament to be members ... Read More

Parliament a Battle Field Yesterday

Parliament a Battle Field Yesterday

Feb 10, 2016

When Parliament was convened yesterday at 1300 hrs, so called joint opposition started making noises. By about 14,30 hrs, disruption ... Read More

Parliament Convened Today

Parliament Convened Today

Jan 26, 2016

Deputy Secretary General, Neil Iddwala said, that parliament is convened today to debate 12 foreign agreements. Tomorrow financial acts will be ... Read More

M.S. Thowfeek to take up Hafeez’s seat in Parliament

M.S. Thowfeek to take up Hafeez’s seat in Parliament

Jan 23, 2016

The Elections Commission of Sri Lanka today said that Mohamed Shariff Thowfeek has been appointed to fill the UNP National ... Read More

UNP names National List MPs

UNP names National List MPs

Aug 21, 2015

The United National Party (UNP) today named the MPs who will enter Parliament through its National List to fill the ... Read More

President: “Elect suitable members to the Parliament”

President: “Elect suitable members to the Parliament”

Aug 8, 2015

All voters of the country have a great responsibility to elect only suitable persons to the Parliament in forthcoming General ... Read More