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Revision of meal prices for parliamentary staff

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1 month 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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Pillayan had prior knowledge of Easter attacks – Minister (Video)

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5 hours ago

July 9, 2025

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Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala says that investigations have revealed that Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, alias “Pilleyan”, had prior knowledge of the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks.

Making a special statement in Parliament today (July 09), the minister pointed out that Pilleyan was in custody at the Batticaloa Prison when the attacks took place, and that strong evidence exists that he had prior knowledge of the attacks.

(Video : Voicetube)

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Student held under PTA for nine months to be produced in court

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6 hours ago

July 9, 2025

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The case of a 21-year-old student detained for nearly nine months under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) will be taken up in court today (July 9).

Mohamed Rifai Mohamed Suhail, an aviation student from Mawanella, was arrested in October 2024 after posting a video on Instagram showing the Israeli flag being trampled, BBC Sinhala reported.

He was initially taken into custody by Dehiwala Police near the Israeli consular office for failing to carry his national identity card and later released when the document was produced in court.

However, Suhail was re-arrested and remanded under the PTA in connection with the Instagram video, despite the court previously releasing him without bail. His lawyer alleges that no formal charges have been filed and no evidence has been presented by police to support the detention.

The prolonged incarceration has drawn criticism from rights groups, legal experts, and the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka, which has been formally notified. Meanwhile, Suhail’s family has lodged a complaint, calling for his immediate release.

(dailymirror.lk)

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Injured Wanindu ruled out of Bangladesh T20I series

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6 hours ago

July 9, 2025

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Sri Lanka’s T20I captain Wanindu Hasaranga has been ruled out of the upcoming T20I series against Bangladesh after suffering a hamstring injury to his right leg.

The injury occurred while he was batting during the third and final ODI of the recently concluded series.

Following a medical evaluation, Hasaranga will return to Colombo to undergo rehabilitation at Sri Lanka Cricket’s High Performance Centre.

Sri Lanka Cricket has confirmed that no replacement will be added to the T20I squad in his absence.

(dailynews.lk)

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