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Speaker requests President to table reports of Presidential Commissions in parliament
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Speaker requests President to table reports of Presidential Commissions in parliament

Sri Lanka’s Speaker of the Parliament Karu Jayasuriya has made a request to President Maithripala Sirisena to table the reports…

byFaraz Shauketaly10/01/2018
Sri Lanka parliament to convene a special session on Wednesday
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Sri Lanka parliament to convene a special session on Wednesday

Acting Secretary General of the Parliament, Neil Iddawela has informed that Speaker Karu Jayasuriya has summoned a special Parliamentary sitting…

byFaraz Shauketaly09/01/2018
No taxes imposed on migrant workers in 2018 budget, Foreign Employment Minister assures
LOCAL

No taxes imposed on migrant workers in 2018 budget, Foreign Employment Minister assures

Sri Lanka’s Minister of Justice and Foreign Employment Thalatha Athukorala stressed that 2018 budget has not imposed any tax on…

byFaraz Shauketaly12/12/2017
Government understands the pulse of the underprivileged people, Sri Lankan President says
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Government understands the pulse of the underprivileged people, Sri Lankan President says

Maithripala Sirisena says that the present government is an administration which understands the pulse of the underprivileged people. Addressing the…

byFaraz Shauketaly05/12/2017
H’tota Port tax cuts before Cabinet
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H’tota Port tax cuts before Cabinet

Gazette outlining tax concessions to be presented to Cabinet today  Parliamentary debate on tax concessions for H’tota Port expected Friday…

byFaraz Shauketaly05/12/2017
Interim report debate, budget 2018 to be presented
BUSINESS

Interim report debate, budget 2018 to be presented

The debate regarding the Interim reports of the Steering Committee on Constitutional Reforms, submitted to the Constitutional Assembly will be…

byFaraz Shauketaly08/11/2017
Speaker allocates more time for the debate on Interim Report, debate to continue today
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Speaker allocates more time for the debate on Interim Report, debate to continue today

Chairman of the Constitutional Assembly, Speaker Karu Jayasuriya yesterday announced that he had decided to extend the duration of the…

byFaraz Shauketaly02/11/201702/11/2017
Interim Report final debate to commence in parliament
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Interim Report final debate to commence in parliament

The proposals made in the Interim report on the new constitution will be debated in parliament for the final day…

byAdmin01/11/2017

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