If the parliament of Sri Lanka is dissolved at midnight today as planned, 64 parliamentarians will lose out on their pensions. A Member of Parliament
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UNP Working Committee agrees on ‘Elephant’ symbol
The majority of the United National Party (UNP) Working Committee has agreed to contest the upcoming general election under the election symbol ‘Elephant’. However, the
SriLankan to be summoned before COPE today
The officials of SriLankan Airlines are scheduled to appear before the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) today (19). The Department of Communication of the Parliament
Proposals for a new constitution presented to President
A set of proposals containing facts that should be taking into account when formulating a new Constitution was presented to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The proposals
NUA forms coalition to contest upcoming general elections
The National Unity Alliance (NUA) will contest the upcoming general elections with a coalition of majority and minority parties, its leader and former Western Province
No issue with closing down parliament for 2-3 years – Vidura Wickramanayake.
There will be no issue with the closure of a Parliament that does not have respect or goodwill towards one another and does not understand
Copies of Ranjan’s phone recordings to be given to MPs next week
Copies of telephone conversation recordings that UNP Parliamentarian Ranjan Ramanayake had handed over to the House are to be given to parliamentarians next week. Speaker
UNP requests Election Commission not to recognize the new alliance
The United National Party (UNP) has opposed the registration of a new political party named Samagi Jathika Balawegaya. The Legal Secretary of the UNP President’s
Ranjan produced before the court
Parliamentarian Ranjan Ramanayake who is currently under remand custody has been produced before the Nugegoda Magistrate’s Court over charges of interfering with the judiciary. Ramanayake
Expand postal voting to cover private sector – CaFFE
Campaign for Free and Fair Elections (CaFFE) yesterday urged the Commission of Elections to expand postal voting to cover private-sector workers. Writing to the Commission,