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Justice Minister Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakse, PC, on Wednesday (26) requested Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena to appoint a Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) to recommend electoral reforms.The Justice Minister asked for recommendations pertaining to parliamentary, provincial council and local government polls. The lawmaker said that the PSC shouldn’t consist of more than 21 members.

On the instructions of Justice Minister Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakse, PC, arrangements have been made to conduct two mobile services at the District Secretariat, Jaffna and Skills Development Centre, Kilinochchi on 31 Oct 31 and 01 Nov., respectively for the benefit of those who had returned to the North after fleeing to India years ago. The […]

SLPP MP Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekera yesterday (27) told The Island that about two dozen SLPP lawmakers had been ready to vote against the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution Bill but due to pressure exerted by the government they had skipped the vote.Weerasekera said that at the voting time his colleagues had succumbed to pressure. […]

Police have so far received 12 complaints against the head of Thico Group of Companies Thilini Priyamali for allegedly defrauding over Rs. 1.28 billion. Police say investigations are continuing. Priyamali, a mother of two and her business partner Isuru Bandara have been remanded by the Fort Magistrate pending further investigations. They were remanded till Nov […]

Secretary General of the Parliament Dhammika Dasanayake yesterday (27) said that the Committee on Parliamentary Business, which met under the chairmanship of Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, decided to present the Appropriation Bill for the year 2023 to the Parliament for the second reading on 14 Nov.Minister of Finance, Economic Stabilisation and National Policies Ranil Wickremesinghe […]

LSSP leader and MP Prof Tissa Vitharana yesterday said that he was not against the 22nd Amendment to Constitution Bill (which has been renamed the 21st Amendment) although he had not been able to present in Parliament when it was put to the vote, last Friday. Prof Vitharana told The Island that he had not […]

PAFFREL questions need for another PSC on electoral reforms The People’s Actions for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL) has questioned the rationale behind the move to appoint another Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) to recommend electoral reforms; it has said a PSC on electoral reforms, headed by Dinesh Gunawardena, as the Leader of the House, made […]

TNA heavyweight declines to comment Jaffna District TNA MP M.A. Sumanthiran, PC yesterday (27) declined to comment on Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakse, PC, calling for the appointment of a Special Parliamentary Select Committee to examine the former’s criticism of the highest court in the country in parliament on Oct 20, the first day of the […]

With results pointing to a victory for the seven-month-old Revolution for Prosperity in Lesotho, the 7 October general elections were largely free and fair, according to the European Union election observer team.