Commencement of Duties of Parliament for the New Year held under the Patronage of the Hon. Speaker

The commencement of duties for the New Year of the Parliament of Sri Lanka took place this morning (Jan. 01) at the Parliamentary premises under the patronage of the Hon. Speaker, (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne.

“Budget 2026” Passed

The Third Reading of the Appropriation Bill (2026) was passed by the House today (Dec. 5th), with a majority of 157 votes.

Official Website of Parliament of Sri Lanka Relaunched with a Range of New Features

The official website of Parliament of Sri Lanka, which has been operating for 19 years, was revamped with numerous new features and launched on 27th November 2025 under the patronage of Hon. Speaker, Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne, at Parliament.

“Budget 2026” presented to Parliament

The Hon. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in his capacity as the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development presented the Budget for the Year 2026 to Parliament on November 7th.

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Business of the House for January 23, 2026

The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne, the Speaker took the Chair.Announcements by the Speaker1 : Question of privilege raised by the Hon. Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe, Attorney at Law, M.P.2 : Meeting of ...

Business of the House for January 22, 2026

The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne, the Speaker took the Chair.Announcements by the Speaker1 : Receipt of a copy of a petition in respect of the Bill titled “Parliamentary Pensions (Repeal)” filed at...

Business of the House for January 21, 2026

The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne, the Speaker took the Chair.Announcements by the Speaker1 : Endorsement of the certificate on a Bill under Article 79 of the Constitution2 : Receipt of copy of a pe...

Business for February first Sitting Week

The Committee on Parliamentary Business which met on 23rd January 2026 discussed the Business of the House for the First Sitting week for the month of February 2026 and agreed as follows:-

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Commencement of Duties of Parliament for the New Year held under the Patronage of the Hon. Speaker

“Budget 2026” Passed

Official Website of Parliament of Sri Lanka Relaunched with a Range of New Features

“Budget 2026” presented to Parliament

Welcome to the Parliament of Sri Lanka

Welcome to the Parliament of Sri Lanka

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The Committee on Public Finance looks into the delay in issuing licenses for the appointment of authorized persons (AP) of the Colombo Port City

The Committee on Public Finance looks into the delay in issuing licenses for the appointment of authorized persons (AP) of the Colombo Port City

The Sectoral Oversight Committee approves the Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) and Judicature (Amendment) Bills

A programme held to brief Hon. Members of Parliament on the benefits provided by the Government to small and medium-scale entrepreneurs affected by the Ditwah cyclone

Pakistan High Commissioner Pays Farewell Call on Hon. Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka

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