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Dr. Harsha De Silva, Chairman of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, announced in Parliament on March 20th that following the recent salary revision, third-grade office assistants at the Central Bank of Sri Lanka will receive a gross monthly salary of two...

A meeting between the Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa and representatives of the International Monetary Fund was held today at the office of the Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament.Sri Lanka Latest News Many SJB MPs were present...

Mr. Naleen Bandara, Member of Parliament, questioned today (20) in the Parliament what is the government's position regarding the chairmanship of the COPE Committee. He said the appointment undermines the COPE committee. He said that about 10 MPs have resigned...

Mr. Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who joined the debate on the motion of no confidence against the Speaker, launched a strong political attack on Mr. Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena. Sri Lanka Latest News Mr. Dissanayake said that the Speaker has given positions...

Stories of Sri Lankan Women Driving Change in Building a Gender-Equal Society : H.E. Carmen Moreno, Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to Sri Lanka, and Ms Azusa Kubota, Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Sri...

The National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka conducted a special program titled "ELEVATE: Upskilling Women Entrepreneurs", given celebrating International Women's Day, on Tuesday, 12th March 2024 at the National Chamber Auditorium. Objectives of the program were twofold where the...

Mr. Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the leader of the National People's Party, has also resigned from the membership of the Committee on Public Enterprises or COPE Committee. Sri Lanka Latest News Accordingly, 11 out of the 30 members of the Coop...

Mr. Duminda Dissanayake of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party has also taken steps to leave the COPE committee. Sri Lanka Latest News Mr. Dissanayake informed the speaker in his letter that the COP committee does not have the transparency expected...

"Nobody can stop me from going to the temple. I am coming to the temple,'' said Kapu Dhurandara Somipala Ratnayake, head of the Ruhunu Maha Kataragama temple. Sri Lanka Latest News He also pointed out that the Basnayaka Nilame of...

Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka, who took a restraining order from the court to suspend the attempt to remove him from the post of chairman, participated in the working committee meeting held yesterday. Sri Lanka Latest News However it has been...