Sarath Weerasekera’s only second reading ‘no’ vote, abstains on third reading
The Second Reading of the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution was passed in Parliament on Friday with the required two thirds majority with the Bill receiving 179 votes in...
By Meera Sirinivasan
As Sri Lankans continue braving their worst economic crisis since Independence, urban poverty on the island has tripled in the last year, from 5% to 15 %, according to a recent World Bank report.Sri Lanka is experiencing...
By Meera Sirinivasan
As Sri Lankans continue braving their worst economic crisis since Independence, urban poverty on the island has tripled in the last year, from 5% to 15 %, according to a recent World Bank report.Sri Lanka is experiencing...
India head into the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, with high hopes of ending their 15-year drought and claiming their second title thanks to a side packed with talent with both bat and ball. They’ll be looking to reach...
By Meera Sirinivasan
As Sri Lankans continue braving their worst economic crisis since Independence, urban poverty on the island has tripled in the last year, from 5% to 15 %, according to a recent World Bank report.Sri Lanka is experiencing...
Seeks rehabilitation of cabinet
Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court on Thursday came under a scathing attack in parliament during the debate on the 22nd constitutional amendment with TNA legislator M. A. Sumanthiran accusing the highest judiciary of swinging like a pendulum....
It has been confirmed that the government led by President Ranil Wickramasinghe has lost the majority of 113 MPs for the first time in the voting held to adopt the 22nd constitution.
Although 179 votes were received in favor of...
An incident where a child was brutally beaten and tortured for 4 years was reported from Kelaniya Dippitigama area.
During the police investigations, it was revealed that the owners of the house where the child grew up had beaten and...
COLOMBO (News 1st) – Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera says that proposals for the restructuring of the power sector are expected to be submitted to the Parliament next month.
In a Twitter message, the Minister said that he has...
The body of Sabaragamuwa University Kabaddi team captain Lasanta Harsha Dhananjaya, who was in his last year studying in the Department of Sports Science and Physical Education and died under suspicious circumstances, was brought to his residence in Palpola,...