News Room : Four MPs sworn-in – DailyNews
128 Four new Members of Parliament were sworn in before Deputy Speaker Rizvie Salih yesterday. The swearing-in ceremony marks the formal induction of these MPs, who have been appointed to fill vacancies under their respective party National Lists. Accordingly, Faiszer Musthapha was sworn-in representing the New Democratic Front (NDF) while Sujeewa Senasinghe, Mano Ganesan and Mohamed Ismail took oaths under the Samagi...
News Room : Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne elected Speaker
120 National People’s Power Polonnaruwa District Parliamentarian Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne was unanimously elected as the 23rd Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka yesterday. His nomination was proposed by Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya and seconded by Minister Bimal Rathnayake at the commencement of yesterday’s Parliamentary sitting. Dr. Wickramaratne succeeds Asoka Ranwala, who resigned from the position on December 13 amid...
News Room : Sajith ready to present all certificates today
115 Opposition Leader MP Sajith Premadasa told Parliament yesterday (17) that he is ready to present all his educational qualifications to Parliament this morning. The Opposition Leader made this statement in response to a question that was raised by the Minister of Health and Mass Media, Chief Government Whip and Cabinet Spokesperson Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa yesterday. “I intend to present all...
News Room : Lycamobile says up to 90% of UK staff could lose their jobs
Almost 90% of the UK workforce at telecoms company Lycamobile has been told they could lose their jobs, with more than 300 staff fearing for their roles shortly before Christmas, the Guardian reports. The company, owned by billionaire Tory philanthropist and British-Sri Lankan businessman Alliraja Subhaskaran, sells pay-as-you-go SIM cards, popular with low-wage workers overseas as well as in the...
News Room : The head of Russia’s nuclear defense forces Killed
A bomb hidden in an electric scooter has killed a senior general in charge of nuclear security in Moscow, the Russian Investigative Committee says. Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, head of the Radiological, Chemical and Biological Defense Forces, was killed outside an apartment building on Ryazansky Prospect on Tuesday. “The head of the Radiological, Chemical and Biological Protection Corps of the Armed...
News Room : President’s Fund Payments: Which Former MPs Received Millions?
Minister of Health and Mass Media Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, addressing Parliament today (17), disclosed details regarding payments allocated from the President’s Fund during the period 2005-2024. He explained that the fund is intended for welfare activities, including poverty alleviation in the country, as stipulated in the President’s Fund Act, which outlines five specific purposes for its usage: Poverty alleviation. Advancement of education...
News Room : Veteran Banker Chitral De Silva Joins SDB Bank Leadership Team
SDB Bank said it is pleased to announce the appointment of Chitral De Silva to its Corporate Management team as the Deputy General Manager/Chief Business Officer. With a distinguished career spanning over four decades in the banking sector, De Silva brings a wealth of expertise and a proven track record of driving transformational growth. De Silva’s illustrious career began at...
News Room : Contempt of Court case against Maithripala settled before CA
176 A contempt of Court application filed against former President Maithripala Sirisena for allegedly disregarding an order issued by the Colombo District Court regarding the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) chairmanship was settled yesterday before the Court of Appeal (CA). This followed an assurance from former President Sirisena that he would not claim the rights to the SLFP chairmanship in the...
News Room : Speaker to be elected today
156 Parliament will elect a new Speaker today to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of former Speaker Ashoka Sapumal Ranwala, who was appointed as the Speaker of the Tenth Parliament. Parliament is scheduled to meet at 9.30 am today under the patronage of Deputy Speaker Dr. Mohammed Rizvi Sally and the main business of the House will be the...
News Room : Sri Lanka MICE Forum to set the stage for the great reset of the MICE industry: SLCB
The Sri Lanka Convention Bureau (SLCB) recently hosted another groundbreaking MICE Awareness Session (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions) attracting leading hoteliers and university students from the northern region of Sri Lanka. Over 100 participants from leading hotels, universities and educational institutions participated in the full-day MICE tourism training programs held in Jaffna on 26th and 27th November 2024 in...