COLOMBO (News 1st); In line with the 2025 budget proposal by the President, the government has announced the launch of the "Timely Food Package" program.This initiative aims to provide essential goods at a concessionary price during the Sinhala and Tamil New Year festival season. The package, valued...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne has officially assented to the Appropriation Bill for the financial year 2025, which was passed in Parliament, thereby enacting it as Appropriation Bill No. 3 of 2025.The final vote, held during the third reading of the Appropriation Bill yesterd...

COLOMBO (News 1st): Today is the 16th day of the Budget Committee Stage Debate.Parliament will convene at 9:30 a.m. for this purpose.Parliament will convene under the chairmanship of Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne.Today, the expenditure head of the Ministry of Industries and Youth Affairs will be ...

COLOMBO (News 1st): The Parliament will convene at 9:30 AM today for the 11th day of the Budget Committee Stage Debate.Parliament will convene under the chairmanship of Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickremaratne.The expenditure heads of the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Digital Econom...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Today is the 7th day of the debate on the 3rd reading of the appropriation bill, also known as the Committee Stage Debate.The expenditure heads of the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Mass Media will be taken up for debate today.Yesterday, the expenditure heads of the Minis...