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Sugath, first Lankan Olympian to enter Parliament Former Sri Lankan Olympian Sugath Tillekaratne has entered the Parliament with the 18 member National list of National People’s Power (NPP). The 51-year-old former athlete represented Olympics in Atlanta, US in 1996 and…

Record number of women elected to Sri Lankan Parliament in 2024 The 2024 parliamentary election saw a historic milestone with 21 women elected, setting a new record for female representation in Sri Lanka’s parliament. Previously, the highest number of female…

IMF team arrives in Colombo for 3rd review of Economic Reform Program An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Peter Breuer, Senior Mission Chief for Sri Lanka, is set to visit Colombo from November 17 to 23. The team…

National List : Sarvajana Balaya announces nominee The Executive Committee of the Sarvajana Balaya (SB) decides to nominate party leader Dilith Jayaweera as the party’s National List MP

Announcement from Parliament to all newly elected MPs An Announcement from the Secretary General of Parliament to all the newly elected Members of Parliament A special parliamentary information desk on November 19th and 20th to facilitate members of parliament… The…

ITAK announces National List nominee Ilankai Thamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK) decides to nominate Dr. P. Sathiyalingam as the party’s National List Member of Parliament.

NPP names Visually Impaired Activist to Parliament Sugath Wasantha De Silva, President of the Sri Lanka Council of Visually Handicapped Graduates, has officially taken his seat in Parliament through the National People’s Power (NPP) 18-member national list. His entry marks…

40kg of narcotics in seized local multi-day fishing trawler ? Navy seizes another local multi-day fishing trawler on the high seas for smuggling narcotics Another special operation mounted by the Sri Lanka Navy on the high seas about 110 nautical…

President to announce 23-member Cabinet tomorrow; Harini reappointed as PM President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will unveil a 23-member Cabinet tomorrow, retaining the defense and finance portfolios following his party’s parliamentary election victory. Harini Amarasuriya will continue as Prime Minister, while…

NPP announces nominees for 18 National List MP seatsPublished 13 hours ago on November 17, 2024By editor The National People’s Power (NPP) has announced the names nominated to fill the 18 National List MP seats won by the party in…