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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
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
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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| 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 |
| today | yesterday | |
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| Overnight Money | 7.70 | 7.69 |
| Gilt Repo | 7.74 | 7.72 |
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Dr Mohamed Rizvie Salih appointed deputy speaker
Speaker is elected by vote as first order of business
241 MPs, 19 vacancies, 4 prorogations and 390 sitting days in Ninth Parliament.
Due to the cancellation of parliamentary seats of legislators Manusha Nanayakkara and Harin Fernando
Northern fishermen have chosen Chinese assisted sea cucumber farming after their livelihood hit by bottom trawling
Opposition said clauses in online safety act to police social media were against constitution
Speaker accused of ignoring opposition protests and Supreme Court ruling when passing Online Safety Bill
160 of 225 MPs through first-past-the-post method, while 65 through proportional representation system
CPA survey has found that 1 in 10 Sri Lankans show a preference for authoritarianism
Sri Lankan politicians have historically used racism to divide the country
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