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The Parliament reconvened this morning and the composition of Select Committee was announced by Speaker Karu Jayasuriya. The Speaker informed the house that the committee...

Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places over Northern, Eastern and North Central provinces. Showers or thundershowers will occur elsewhere over the island after...

The party leaders’ meeting has commenced at the Parliament Complex a short while ago. The meeting is chaired by the Speaker of Parliament Karu Jayasuriya.

A party leaders’ meeting is scheduled to be held today morning (23), stated the Office of the Speaker. Accordingly, the meeting will commence at 9.00...

The Parliament is scheduled to convene this morning (23) at 10.30 a.m. The Office of the Speaker announced yesterday (22) that a meeting of the...

The revenue from agriculture will be exempted from the income tax, stated Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa. The decision will be in effect within this week,...

United States Senator Chris Van Hollen in a letter sent to President Maithripala Sirisena expressed his concern over the removal of the Prime Minister...

The Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs in a statement says that according to the constitution and other legal provisions, there is no barrier...

Kopai Police has requested the Jaffna magistrate’s court to issue order suspending commemoration ceremonies promoting the LTTE terrorist organization. Kopai police have made this request...

IP Neomal Rangajeewa who is currently on bail over a case of the Welikada Prison clashes in 2012 has been reinstated to the Police...