COLOMBO (News 1st); Chief Opposition Whip Lakshman Kiriella says that Opposition MPs have decided not to attend Parliamentary sittings again until their security is assured.  The Chief Opposition Whip, speaking at the Parliament stated that an issue has arisen regarding the security of Opposition...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Samagi Jana Balawegaya MP Lakshman Kiriella alleges that the absence of Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa at the Parliament for the 5th day of the second reading of the budget proposal is an insult to the Parliamentary tradition. Speaking during the Parliamentary debate on the ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Samagi Jana Balawegaya MP Lakshman Kiriella requested Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa to consider recalling the Kusal Mendis, Niroshan Dickwella, and Dhanushka Gunatileke, to the National Side. Speaking in Parliament on Mondya (8) the MP said the top order of the current natio...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Minister of Energy Udaya Gammanpila says that he will table the official agreement between India and Sri Lanka on the Trincomalee oil tanks will be tabled in Parliament today (06). A tense situation arose in Parliament when the Chief Opposition Whip, Lakshman Kiriella raised c...

Colombo (News 1st); The Sri Lankan Parliament was adjourned for a short period on Wednesday (21) morning following heated exchanges between the government and the opposition. An argument broke out in the house when opposition MP Lakshman Kiriella said it was the opposition that called for a debat...