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Speaker announces appointment of 4-member committee

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2 months ago

March 18, 2025

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Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne announced today (March 17) that as per the decision taken at the Committee on Parliamentary Business at its meeting held on Jan. 23, 2025, a four-member committee was appointed under the chairmanship of Minister Harshana Nanayakkara, Attorney-at-Law, M.P., “to look into the legal basis for implementing the recommendations of Parliamentary Committees and to provide guidance on actions that can be taken within the Constitutional framework regarding the non-implementation of such recommendations.”

‘’As per the decision taken at the Committee on Parliamentary Business at its meeting held on 15th March 2025, Mrs. Oshani Umanga, M.P. was also nominated as a member of the said committee” the Speaker said.

Accordingly, the Speaker further informed that the five-member committee is chaired by Minister Harshana Nanayakkara, Attorney-at-Law, and includes Hon. Deputy Minister Sunil Watagala, Attorney-at-Law, as well as Members of Parliament Ravi Karunanayake, Ajith P. Perera, and (Mrs.) Oshani Umanga.”

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Mahindananda files anticipatory bail petition over bribery case

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50 minutes ago

May 14, 2025

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Former Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage has filed a petition before the Colombo Magistrate’s Court today (May 14), seeking anticipatory bail against his possible arrest by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).

The application has been filed over his possible arrest over the importation of a shipment of substandard organic fertilizer during the tenure of the previous government.

Following the submission of the petition, Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali issued a notice to the Bribery Commission, directing it to present its position regarding the matter to the court on May 19.

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Youth Affairs Ministry denies links to NYSCO courses

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53 minutes ago

May 14, 2025

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The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has issued an official statement over the ministry’s name being used by courses and programmes of the National Youth Services Cooperative (NYSCO).

The ministry states that NYSCO has been unauthorizedly using its name and the official state emblem to promote their courses and while using them in the relevant certificates as well.

The ministry says that they have also appointed a separate committee to investigate the issue, on the directives of the COPE committee.

The Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs further reiterated that it is not affiliated with any of the courses or programmes offered by NYSCO.

The full statement issued in this regard, is as follows :

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Divisional Secretariats to disburse financial assistance for Kotmale bus accident victims

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1 hour ago

May 14, 2025

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On the instructions of President Anura Kumara Disanayake, the funds allocated from the President’s Fund for those who lost their lives in the recent bus accident in the Garandi Ella area, Kotmale have now been forwarded to the relevant Divisional Secretariats.

Accordingly, a sum of Rs. 1 million will be provided for each individual who lost their life in the accident, and the funds will be handed over to their respective family members.

These funds have been released to the Divisional Secretariats of the following areas -Tissamaharama, Lunugamvehera, Welimada, Haldummulla, Ella, Kundasale, Bamunakotuwa, Paduwasnuwara West, Polpithigama, Wanathawilluwa, Chilaw, Buttala, Thanamalwila, Wellawaya, Kanthale and Rambewa where the 22 individuals who lost their lives in the accident were residents.

(President’s Media Division)