COLOMBO (News 1st): The parliamentary debate on the motion to remove Deshabandu Tennakoon from the post of Inspector General of Police (IGP) is scheduled to take place the day after tomorrow, August 5.Parliament will convene at 9:30 a.m. under the chairmanship of the Speaker, with a vote on the moti...

COLOMBO (News 1st): Premasiri Rathnayake has been removed from his position as Commissioner General Of Buddhist Affairs, following a Cabinet resolution.Deputy Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs, Gamagedara Dissanayake, confirmed that the decision was taken due to Rathnayake's a...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Ministry of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs announced that the Bill to abolish the pensions of Members of Parliament will be presented to the Cabinet next week.The Bill, drafted by the Ministry of Justice, has been forwarded to the Attorney General for review.This m...

COLOMBO (News 1st): The Ministry of Health has informed the Parliamentary Sectoral Oversight Committee on Health, Mass Media, and Women Empowerment that the current shortage of medicines has arisen due to delays in placing orders in previous years.The committee, chaired by MP Dr. Nihal Abeysinghe, c...

COLOMBO (News 1st);The report of the investigation committee appointed on IGP Deshabandhu Tennakoon is scheduled to be included in the Parliament's order book next Friday.Parliament stated that the report must be added to the order book five working days after being tabled.Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickram...