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Yesterday was a big day for the Progressive movement in Aotearoa New Zealand as the Fair Pay Agreements Bill made its way through Parliament. Many should be thanked but especially Michael Wood and Helen Kelly.
Chief Opposition Whip and SJB Kandy District MP Lakshman Kiriella Thursday called on former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to stop living off the public purse and to live the rest of his life in a monastery or temple to atone for his sins.Speaking in Parliament on Thursday Kiriella said: “After inflicting so much damage and causing […]
The 22nd Amendment to the Constitution adopted with the necessary two thirds majority in parliament on Friday retains provisions barring dual citizen running for election, parliamentary sources said on Friday.Earlier SLPP General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam went on record describing the provision as specifically targeting dual citizen Basil Rajapaksa who is now in the US and […]
Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena last week said that the Cabinet of Ministers has decided to pay Rs. 10 million in compensation to the family of late SLPP MP Amarakeerthi Athukorala who was killed in a mob attack during the protests earlier this year.Premier Gunawardena said that the limit for compensating a murdered government official was […]
SJB MP Eran Wickremaratne told parliament lon Thursday that the argument that the executive presidency was needed to face any terrorist threats was untenable.Speaking in the debate on 22nd Constitutional amendment, Wickremaratne said: “Certain people argue that terrorism cannot be combated without an executive presidency. I do not know who put forward such a weak […]