Special audit raises serious questions over fuel allocations, official vehicles and millions of rupees in expenditure during the Eighth and Ninth Parliaments A special audit […]
Category: Parliament
GOVT MP Makes Dramatic Claim BASL Chief Offered SJB Western Province CM Candidacy
National People’s Power (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) Asitha Niroshana on Friday (24) alleged in Parliament that there was a political ‘deal’ between Bar Association […]
COPE’S 23 Referrals;
Is Parliamentary Oversight Finally Beginning To Have Teeth? For years, reports of the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) have made headlines before quietly disappearing into […]
Justice minister Sails Past “No-Confidence Motion as Government Holds Its Line
Does the Dickwella Incident Reflect a Wider Erosion of Respect for Law Enforcement? Minister of Justice and National Integration Harshana Nanayakkara has survived the Opposition’s […]
When Parliament Points the Finger
One of the more significant debates taking place in Parliament this week may not generate the political theatre of a no-confidence motion or a heated […]
Sri Lankan Legislators Participate in Governance and Development Seminar in China
FINANCIAL CHRONICLE – A delegation of 20 lawmakers along with 4 parliamentary officials from Sri Lanka is currently attending a workshop in Beijing and Guangdong […]
Attorney General and Election Commission Explore Strategies for Conducting Provincial Elections in Sri Lanka
FINANCIAL CHRONICLE – The Attorney General’s Department of Sri Lanka has provided insights to a parliamentary committee regarding potential methods for conducting provincial council elections. […]
Vote of no confidence in Sri Lanka’s Energy Minister falls short of success
FINANCIAL CHRONICLE – The no-confidence motion introduced by the opposition party, Samagi Jana Balawegaya, in Sri Lanka’s parliament was ultimately rejected. A total of 104 […]
