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Revision of meal prices for parliamentary staff

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3 weeks ago

May 26, 2025

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A meeting of the Parliamentary House Committee was held on May 23, 2025 under the patronage of the Chairman of the Committee, – Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne, to review the decision taken at the meeting of the Parliamentary House Committee held on May 21, 2025 to revise the rates charged for meals for the Executive Grade Officers and Non-Executive Staff Members of Parliament.

During the Committee meeting, it was decided to revise the prices of meals for the Parliamentary Staff as follows with effect from 01.06.2025.

Accordingly, it was decided to charge Rs. 4,000 per month for an Executive Grade Officer and Rs. 2,500 per month for a Non-Executive Staff Member.

The Committee further decided that the current rates charged for meals purchased from the Parliament Staff Cafeteria by the drivers of MPs, Police Officers, President/Prime Minister Security Officials and journalists should remain unchanged.

The revision of these rates is a decision taken once every three years on the request of the Parliament Staff based on the recommendations made by the Ministry of Finance regarding the cost of meals provided to the Parliament Staff.

This House Committee is a committee consisting of Members of Parliament from the ruling party and the opposition.

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2 ex-Presidents involved in misuse of land!

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16 minutes ago

June 19, 2025

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Two former Presidents, former Deputy Minister – Salinda Dissanayake and former MP Manjula Dissanayake have been involved in the misuse of a land in Kurunegala, Deputy Minister Sunil Ranasinghe told Parliament today (June 19).

Salinda is the husband of Manjula Dissanayake.

The ex-Deputy Minister had obtained the land on lease and obtained a loan from the Lankaputhra Bank using it as a collateral. However the loan has been defaulted.

The Presidents in 2000 and 2007 were involved in reducing the monthly lease and later scrapping it, Ranasinghe added.

(Video : Voice Tube)

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Duminda remanded further

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31 minutes ago

June 19, 2025

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Former Minister Duminda Dissanayake has been further remanded until June 26 after being produced before the Mount Lavinia Magistrate’s Court today (June 19).

He was arrested over the discovery of a gold-plated firearm at the Havelock City housing complex and the court ordered hold him further custody as investigations continue.

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New President of CoA & 02 judges sworn in

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33 minutes ago

June 19, 2025

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Senior Additional Solicitor General and President’s Counsel, Mr Nalin Rohantha Abeysooriya, was sworn in this morning (June 19) as the new President of the Court of Appeal before President Anura Kumara Disanayake at the Presidential Secretariat.

In addition, High Court Judges Mr Don Francis Hathurusinghe Gunawardena and Mr Adithya Kantha Madduma Patabendige were also sworn in today (19) as Judges of the Court of Appeal, in the presence of the President at the Presidential Secretariat.

The President’s Secretary, Dr Nandika Sanath Kumanayake, was also in attendance at the ceremony.

(President’s Media Division)