The Supreme Court had observed that the Gender Equality Bill was inconsistent with the Constitution as a whole and it should be enacted with a two-thirds...
By Shamindra Ferdinando Against the backdrop of Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena’s quite belated (but better late than never) public confirmation of external interventions in Aragalaya, that...
Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena on Monday (01) said he had not alleged that Colombo-based embassies had been behind ‘Aragalaya’ Speaker Abeywardena said so in response to...
By Saman Indrajith The no-confidence motion against speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena was defeated in Parliament yesterday by a majority of 42 votes.The motion moved by the...
The Committee on Parliamentary Business, on Thursday (14), decided to debate the motion of no-confidence against the Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena on 19 and 20 March....
Prof. Peiris highlights need for ex post facto judicial review By Shamindra Ferdinando Former External Affairs Minister Prof. G. L. Peiris, MP, said that Speaker Mahinda...
By Saman Indrajith Opposition and SJB leader Sajith Premadasa on Thursday (08) accused Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena of violating the Constitution by hastening the passage of...
Secretary General of Parliament Kushani Rohanadeera yesterday (01) said that Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena had endorsed the certificate on Online Safety Bill after the Attorney General...
Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena yesterday announced in Parliament that six petitions had been filed challenging the Anti-Terrorism Bill as at yesterday. The Speaker said that he...
The US has declared its support for the ongoing Global Tamil Forum (GTF) initiative to pursue a fresh dialogue with the government and other political parties...