- The Hon. Speaker also announces in Parliament the re-establishment of two Parliamentary caucuses for the Tenth Parliament
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Parliament is scheduled to convene from January 7th to January 10th, 2025. This decision was reached at the Committee on Parliamentary Business held recently (Dec. 31), under the Chairmanship of the Speaker, Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne.
- Budget debate to be held for 26 days from February 18th to March 21st
- First reading of Appropriation Bill 2025 on January 9th
In a statement, the Director of Legislative Services and Director of Communications (Acting) of Parliament, Mr. Jayalath Perera, has emphasized the following points in relation to reports published in the media regarding the title of ‘’Dr.’’ mentioned before the name of the Minister of Justice and National Integration, Attorney-at-Law, Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, in the directory of Members of Parliament on the Parliament website.
The Secretary-General of Parliament, Mrs. Kushani Rohanadeera, stated that over the past two years, more than 200 Student Parliaments have been conducted to bring Parliament closer to the public. She emphasized the importance of continuing initiatives to increase public awareness about the significance of Parliament in safeguarding the country's democratic framework.
The resolution on the Statement of the Government Policy presented by Hon. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Parliament on November 21 was passed unanimously in Parliament today (04) without a vote.
Debate on the Government's Policy Statement scheduled for December 3rd and 4th
• Resolution on the Vote on Account to be debated on December 5th and 6th
Sri Lanka Cricket wishes to announce that the upcoming Australia Tour of Sri Lanka 2025 will see two ODIs played, instead of one as earlier announced.
Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee selected the following 15-member squad to play in the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup to be held in Malaysia.
Women's Cricket : Bangladesh U19 Tour of Sri Lanka 2025
The global football governing body, FIFA, the Federation Internationale de Football Association, has officially announced that Saudi Arabia will be the host for the 2034 FIFA World Cup.
Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Thailand, Wijayanthi Edirisinghe met with Chairman of the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI), Kriengkrai Thiennukul recently to discuss enhancing trade, investment, tourism and industrial collaboration between Sri Lanka and Thailand.
Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Romania, Madurika Joseph Weninger hosted a distinguished meeting of the Asia Group, consisting of Heads of Missions from 15 countries based in Bucharest. This esteemed group includes Ambassadors from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, China, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, Iran, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Vietnam, and the Philippines.
