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CEB Chairman and Directors to appear before COPE

7Aug

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CEB Chairman and Directors to appear before COPE

The Board of Directors of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) including its Chairman has been asked to appear before the COPE Committee today (07). COPE Committee Chairman MP Sunil Handunnetti stated that they were summoned to discuss on the purchasing methodology of electricity from the private sector. In addition, the Public Utilities Commission chairman and its board of directors have also been asked to appear before the COPE. Reportedly, the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) will pay attention to how the CEB and the Public Utilities Commission have acted on the determining the buying price of a unit of electricity. MP Handunnetti says the COPE committee will meet at 2.30 pm today in Parliamentary premises.

26May

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JVP hands over 20A draft proposal

The JVP has handed over the draft proposal of the 20th Amendment to the Constitution as a Private Members Bill to the Speaker of House. The Office of the Speaker said Leader of the JVP Parliamentarian Anura Kumara Dissanayake, and MPs Sunil Handunnetti and Nihal Galappaththi handed over the Private Members Bill. The draft proposal includes proposal such as the abolishment of the Executive Presidency. Meanwhile, A tense situation broke out in Parliament over the remand of United People's Freedom Alliance Parliamentarian Sanath Nishantha. Joint Opposition group leader MP Dinesh Gunewardene directed Speaker Karu Jayasuriya's attention to MP Sanath Nishantha's privileges being violated. The Speaker and Leader of the House Minister Lakshman Kiriella responded to the charges. M...

COPE to summon CBSL, Finance Ministry officials again over bond scam issue

15Jan

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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 of summoning these officials is to get a feedback on the steps taken by the Central Bank and the Ministry of Finance to implement the recommendations made by COPE in its report on the investigation of the 2015 bond issue. According to MP Sunil Hadunnetti, Chairman of the COPE Committee, the COPE report into the controversial bond issuance was submitted to parliament on October 28, 2016 and the report has clearly stated that the steps taken in this regard by the Central Bank and the Ministry of Finance need to be communicated to parliament.+ He further stated that they will be recalling members of the Central Bank in order to inform parliament, and once the ...

Who takes the first bribe to make politicians rogues? – A reality check by MP Handunnetti

29Dec

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Who takes the first bribe to make politicians rogues? – A reality check by MP Handunnetti

Sri Lankans all around have several main complaints about the way things are done in the country. One of the key factors we all talk about is taking and giving bribes, especially when it comes to government institutions and politicians. Speaking at a public rally recently, JVP MP Sunil Handunnetti spoke on the very matter, and he started off with one question. “Who takes the first bribe to make these politicians rogues?” The MP pointed out that it is actually the voters in Sri Lanka who take the first bribe. “You (the voter) give only if you get something. They also know that they have to give something to get.” ‘Shameful isn’t it?’ MP Handunnetti went on to speak about how politicians are collecting items to give out, in light of the elections. He said politicians are ...