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Successive Sri Lankan government has used PTA to suppress minorities, dissents, and political opponents: analysts
For a traditional medicine forum and the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference.
Workshop for Members of Parliament of Sri Lanka in the People’s Republic of China
Election Commission informed the committee that it is prepared to conduct Provincial Council elections at any time
Reaffirmed China’s continued commitment to further enhancing bilateral cooperation for mutual benefit
Government defended minister accused of coal import irregularities
Need for transparent, participatory and forward looking Parliaments to address challenge of declining public trust
21 members of parliament have applied to follow the Sinhala language course, and 63 MPs have applied for Tamil course
The Attorney General's clearance has been received for the bill, and the cabinet approved its submission to parliament
The visit was facilitated by the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) and funded by UK International Development.
A Sri Lanka Cabinet 'reshuffle' has seen Anura Karunathilaka appointed Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation
"The speaker is not suitable for this chair; he does not have the discipline, he does not have impartiality."
National Building Research Institute Bill, which strengthens the National Building Research Organization's powers
Sri Lanka Army renovating Parliamentary Complex
The objective of the visit was to observe and learn from the best practices followed by the Sri Lankan Parliament
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| US Dollar | 331.7485 | 330.8514 |
| UK Pound | 443.7468 | 438.3450 |
| Euro | 372.5204 | 371.0168 |
| Yen | 2.0969 | 2.0916 |
| Aus Dollar | 233.0533 | 231.1659 |
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| Indian Rupee | 3.4948 | 3.4202 |
| Korean Won | 0.2499 | 0.2479 |
| Oman Rial | 861.6397 | 859.3320 |
| Saudi Riyal | 88.4403 | 88.0955 |
| UAE Dirham | 90.3209 | 90.0766 |
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| S&P SL20 | 5,656.91 | -0.43% |
| CSE All Share | 19,927.30 | -0.28% |
| Turnover Rs | 1457.79 million | 1193.67 million |
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| 3-m bill | 7.61 | 7.84 |
| 6-m bill | 7.91 | 8.26 |
| 12-m bill | 8.23 | 8.3 |
| 3-yr bond | 9.24 | 9.25 |
| 5-yr bond | 9.82 | 9.56 |
| 8-yr bond | 10.50 | 10.48 |
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| Overnight Money | 7.70 | 7.69 |
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Harshana Sooriyapperuma resigned to become Finance Ministry Secretary
"This is a matter of national importance," Sajith Premadasa said.
"These sessions aim to strengthen institutional knowledge, improve democratic practices, and share best practices
Senior consultant to be under 65 years of age, junior consultants under 45
His speeches in parliament to be removed from the Hansard
Y K Gunasekara, S S Dissanayake appointed High Commissioner to Australia, Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain
Bench held Bill read as a whole and in particularly Clauses 2 and 3 is inconsistent with Article 12(1) of Constitution
Harshana Suriyapperuma to chair Sri Lanka parliament's ways and means committee
He replaces Ashoka Ranwala who resigned after a month in the post after his claim to have a PhD was questioned.
Debate on Government's Policy Statement on Dec 3, 4, debate on vote on account Dec 5,6
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