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  • Dayasiri complains of faking signature in LG nomination paper
    Sri Lanka Freedom Party General Secretary MP Dayasiri Jayasekara has submitted a complaint to the Criminal Investigation Department regarding an incident of submitting nomination papers for this year...
  • Vege train from Nanu-Oya, a pilot project - Minister
    Transport, Highways and Mass Media Minister Dr. Bandula Gunawardena said yesterday that the transport of vegetables to Colombo by trains was started as a pilot project. The Minister said that this...
  • COPA gives two weeks to SLBFE, Ministry to prepare plan for skilled workers
    The Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) instructed the Foreign Employment Ministry and Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) to prepare a plan with a more efficient programme within two...
  • Veyangoda rice warehouse lying idle despite Rs.292 mn investment
    The COPA committee has found that despite spending Rs.292 million and modernising the Veyangoda warehouse complex, it has not been possible to maintain a safe rice reserve of 100,000 metric tonnes....
  • Debate on 22nd Amendment on 20, 21
    Leader of the House Education Minister Dr.Susil Premajayantha told Parliament yesterday (18) that the 22nd Constitutional Amendment will be debated on the two days (20) and (21) in Parliament.The...
  • Two ceremonies held to mark SWRD anniversary
    Two ceremonies were held at two places yesterday (26) to mark the 63rd death anniversary of former Prime Minister S.W.R.D.Bandaranaike under the patronage of incumbent Chairman of the party, former...
  • Increased lunch for MPs, Journos
    The price of lunch provided to Members of Parliament has been increased by Rs.100 and the price of lunch provided  to journalists has been increased by Rs.50. Accordingly the cost of lunch of a...
  • SWRD commemoration today
    The 63rd death commemoration of former Prime Minister S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike will take place today. Sri Lanka Freedom Party founder S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike became the fourth Prime Minister of the...
  • No need for special debate on Galle Face incident - Prime Minister
    Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena has informed the Chief Opposition Whip Lakshman Kiriella MP, that there is no need to convene Parliament as a special day for a debate regarding the incident that...
  • SLFP to apprise PM on party’s stand after talks with President
    Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) General Secretary Dayasiri Jayasekera yesterday said that steps will be taken to apprise Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on whether the SLFP accepts the Ministerial...
  • SB gets front seat, Wimal, Udaya sit back
    Serjeant-at-Arms Narendra Fernando stated that the seats in Parliament have been changed due to changes in the posts of several members of the Cabinet.Accordingly, Wimal Weerawansa and Udaya...
  • President to hold talks with 14 SLFP MPs
    A special discussion between President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the 14 SLFP Parliamentarians will be held tomorrow (8) at 4.00 pm at the Presidential Secretariat.A number of issues will be discussed at...
  • Speaker surprised about news reports on SC determination on 20A
    Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena yesterday said that he was surprised to see the news reports on the Supreme Court determination on the 20th Amendment to the Constitution before he opened the SC...
  • SLFP expels former MP Vijith, several others
    The SLFP Central Committee has decided to expel former MP Vijith Wijithamuni Zoysa and several local government members, a party spokesman said.The SLFP CC had made the decision to expel the members...
  • Four SLFP MPs face final hearing on 14,15
    The four SLFP MPs facing disciplinary action for having violated the party code of conduct, State Ministers S.B. Dissanayake, Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena and MPs Dilan Perera and Vijith Wijayamuni...