UPDATE (11.30am) - Speaker Karu Jayasuriya announced in parliament today that the motion of no-confidence against Minister Rishad Bathiudeen will be debated on the 18th & 19th of June despite opposition.   Colombo (News1st) - The party leaders meeting that was held today ended without...

Colombo (News1st) - General Secretary of the UNP, MP Akila Viraj Kariyawasam has challenged members of the SLPP to bring a no-confidence motion against Speaker Karu Jayasuriya. Speaking to reporters in Parliament today, Kariyawasam noted that there are a number of SLPP members who charge that the...

Colombo (News1st) - Addressing a media briefing in Colombo today, following the events that transpired in Parliament, UPFA MP Mahinda Samarasinghe leveled several accusations against the Speaker. He charged that Speaker Karu Jayasuriya put the No confidence motion against Mahinda Rajapaksa before...

Colombo (News1st) - The speaker's media unit issuing a release notes that a copy of the No Confidence Motion and the decision reached by Parliament have been sent to President Maithripala Sirisena. A copy of a letter signed by 122 members of parliament which stated that the Cabinet and the Prime ...

Colombo (News1st) - The 16 SLFP MPs who voted against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe during the No Confidence motion have officially made a request to the General Secretary of Parliament to allocate seats for them in the Opposition. Speaking to News1st MP Lakshman Yapa Abeywardene said that ...