There are discussions to gazette all the performance items, including dance elements presented during the annual Esala Perahera festival by the Sri Dalada Maligawa and the Satara Maha Devalayas,
Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena yesterday (21) strongly defended himself over the allegations levelled against in the no-confidence motion which was defeated in Parliament.
The vote on the no-confidence motion against Speaker of the Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, was defeated in the Parliament today (21), following a three-day debate.
Four persons including Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) activist Duminda Nagamuwa and youth activist Lahiru Weerasekara, who were arrested during the demonstration by the ‘Jana Aragala Viyaparaya’ in Colombo yesterday, have been remanded until March 27 by the Fort Magistrate’s Court.
MP Dilan Perera has also decided to resign from the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE), becoming the 11th member to do so.
The leader of the National People’s Power (NPP) Anura Kumara Dissanayake left for Canada today (21) for a visit.
The role played by Ranil Wickremesinghe as the president so far should not be forgotten, said SLPP national organizer Basil Rajapaksa.
A draft act to ensure professional rights and to safeguard economic and cultural rights of artistes has been handed over to justice minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe.
The Parliament Committee on Public Finance (COPF) has recommended to postpone the recent salary hike of Central Bank staff that was paid under the claim of Central Bank independence.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe highlighted that if Sri Lanka continues to rely on borrowing to address the imbalance between imports and exports, the nation will inevitably confront another economic crisis within a decade.
