U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka, H.E Julie Chung, met with the Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka, Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne, at the Parliamentary premises recently.
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The British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, His Excellency Andrew Patrick, met with the Speaker of Parliament of Sri Lanka, Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne, at the Parliamentary premises recently.
The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Sri Lanka, His Excellency Khalid Hamoud Nasser Alkahtani, called on the Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka, Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne, at the Parliamentary premises recently.
- Two-day Adjournment Debate on the “Clean Sri Lanka” program will be held on the 21st and 22nd
- The price of a bag of cement reduced by a 100 rupees.
- Take necessary steps to obtain the income received through CESS directly to the respective financial institutions – COPF Chair instructs
- The approval of the Committee on Public Finance to increase the amount of benefits given to the Aswesuma beneficiaries.
Member of Parliament (Dr.) Nishantha Samaraweera was unanimously elected as the Chair of the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) of Parliament. He was appointed when the Committee on Public Enterprises met in Parliament recently for the first session of the Tenth Parliament.
Thai Pongal is the first festival for the year 2025, which Tamil people all over the world, including Sri Lankans, celebrate together with great enthusiasm. Therefore, first of all, I wish to extend my best wishes for a fruitful, joyful and spiritually healthy Thai Pongal.
The High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka, Mr. Santosh Jha, called on the Hon. Speaker of the Parliament, Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne, at the Parliamentary premises recently.
The Ambassador of Japan to Sri Lanka, Hon. Isomata Akio, met with the Speaker (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne at Parliament recently. The Secretary General of Parliament of Sri Lanka, Mrs. Kushani Rohanadeera, was also present on this occasion.
- The Hon. Speaker also announces in Parliament the re-establishment of two Parliamentary caucuses for the Tenth Parliament
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.
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