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NPP MPs agree to share Madiwela houses

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National People’s Power (NPP) Badulla district MP Kitnan Selvaraj said that the party’s MPs have agreed to share a single house within the Madiwela Housing Complex, with four of them occupying the residence together.

He said that with 159 NPP MPs and limited accommodation, each house in Madiwela, which has three bedrooms, will be shared by four MPs. “We will make do with what’s available,” he added.

Selvaraj said that the NPP MPs are not seeking luxury and will use the privileges granted to them responsibly. “The NPP operates as a team,” he said.

The MP also said that NPP representatives have not been provided with new vehicles for personal use. “Until recently, I travelled from Badulla to the party headquarters and for parliamentary sessions using public transport. Currently, I travel to Parliament with several other MPs in transport arranged by the party,” he said.

Selvaraj dismissed claims that NPP MPs have been granted luxury vehicles. “Certain people are spreading the false notion that we have been provided with such vehicles. This is completely untrue,” he said.

He expressed satisfaction with the accommodation he has been assigned at the Madiwela Housing Complex. “I appreciate the design of these houses, which resemble a barrack-style housing scheme. They are simple, and I hope future housing developments in the estate sector can draw inspiration from this style,” he added.

He said that he receives over 500 phone calls daily, primarily from members of the estate sector.

“Many of these issues are deeply entrenched, with some persisting for over a century without any meaningful attempts at resolution,” he said.

Selvaraj expressed optimism about the country’s prospects for a fresh start, adding that the NPP will not tolerate racism or extremism from any ethnic or religious group. “Some Tamil MPs from the North are trying to incite racism.

I had only one opportunity to speak in Parliament, and I used it to address this issue,” he added.


(sundayobserver.lk)
(Except for the headline, this story, originally published by sundayobserver.lk has not been edited by SLM staff)

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Gota’s national schools project, scrapped

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The government has decided to abolish the project launched under former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to upgrade 671 provincial schools as national schools.

Under the project, each school was allocated Rs.02 million – totaling over Rs.1340 million – for emergency renovations and new national school name boards, with some costing over Rs.500,000.

Schools have now been instructed to remove these boards, along with the “National School” title, official seals, and letterheads, and revert to their previous identities.

The initiative aimed to increase the number of national schools to 329,000, but only 05 schools in the Western Province were converted.

Professor Kapila Perera, Secretary of the Ministry of Education at that time, now serves as Secretary to the Ministry of Transport and Highways.

(Source: Aruna)

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Gazette issued on 2026 Public & Bank Holidays

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The Government of Sri Lanka has officially declared the list of Public and Bank Holidays for the year 2026, through an Extraordinary Gazette issued on Tuesday, May 27, 2025.

The gazette issued is as follows : 

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Postal strike ends

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The Union of Postal and Telecommunications Officers says postal services will operate as usual today (May 31).

Secretary Manjula Jayasundara stated that striking union members returned to work from yesterday (May 30) afternoon, and distribution of over 2,000 delayed mail bags has begun.

This strike, launched over 10 demands including delays in recruitment, has reportedly drawn the attention of the relevant authorities.

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