JVP MP Sunil Handunneththi COPE chairman again
Sri Lanka Marxist party Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) parliamentarian Sunil Handunneththi has been appointed as chairman of the Committee on…
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SLFP, UNP to sign a new MoU to work together
A Memorandum of Understanding between the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and the United National Party (UNP) will be signed…
RANIL WICKREMESINGHE MUST GO
For 40 years he has represented his party in Sri Lanka’s parliament. His background would be a PR manager’s dream.…
COPE to summon CBSL, Finance Ministry officials again over bond scam issue
The Committee on Public Enterprises is to summon officials of the Central Bank and Finance Ministry once again. The objective…
Ranil exposes MR-era bond scams
PM says Rs. 4 trillion bond sales from 2008-2015 without Monetary Board approval Rs. 10 trillion to be paid over next 25…
Bonds Commission: An Untold Story
BY Kavindya Chris Thomas Sri Lanka has a long and vibrant history when it comes to formally inefficient inquiries and…
Parliament to make it mandatory for ministers to respond over ministries under COPE investigations
The parliament has decided to make it mandatory for ministers to make submissions to the chamber, when their relevant ministries…
Bond Commission clarifies that no telephone records of any MP were obtained or examined
Following the uproar from several parliamentarians in the Committee of Public Enterprise (COPE) that their parliamentary privileges have been breached…
Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister says “nothing to hide” on the Treasury Bond issue
By Shamindra Ferdinando Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday said the government hadn’t taken any policy decision to instruct the…
Leader of the House calls for a party leaders meeting over breaching parliamentary privileges of MP
Leader of the House Minister Lakshman Kiriella today told Parliament that the parliamentary privileges of the MPs have been violated…
