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After four decades, large-scale renovations of the Parliament of Sri Lanka commence

Under Cabinet approval, these renovations of the Sri Lanka Parliamentary Complex, taking place after a period of more than 42 years, are being carried out on the instructions of Hon. Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne.

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The resolution to remove Mr. Deshabandu Tennakoon from the post of Inspector-General of Police passed by a majority vote

In accordance with Section 17 of the Removal of Officers (Procedure) Act, No. 5 of 2002, the Resolution presented for the removal of Mr. T.M.W. Deshabandu Tennakoon from the post of Inspector-General of Police was passed by a majority vote in Parliament today (Aug. 05).

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Report of the committee of Inquiry appointed by the resolution passed by the Parliament on Tuesday the 08th of April 2025, in terms of Section 5 of the Removal of Officers (Procedure) Act, No. 5 of 2002, to remove the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. T.M.W. Deshabandu Tennakoon from the office of the Inspector-General of Police for misconduct and gross abuse of power of his office in terms of Sections 3(d) and 3(e) read with Section 5 of the said Act

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  • After four decades, large-scale renovations of the Parliament of Sri Lanka commence

    Under Cabinet approval, these renovations of the Sri Lanka Parliamentary Complex, taking place after a period of more than 42 years, are being carried out on the instructions of Hon. Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne.

    More

  • The resolution to remove Mr. Deshabandu Tennakoon from the post of Inspector-General of Police passed by a majority vote

    In accordance with Section 17 of the Removal of Officers (Procedure) Act, No. 5 of 2002, the Resolution presented for the removal of Mr. T.M.W. Deshabandu Tennakoon from the post of Inspector-General of Police was passed by a majority vote in Parliament today (Aug. 05).

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  • Report of the committee of Inquiry appointed by the resolution passed by the Parliament on Tuesday the 08th of April 2025, in terms of Section 5 of the Removal of Officers (Procedure) Act, No. 5 of 2002, to remove the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. T.M.W. Deshabandu Tennakoon from the office of the Inspector-General of Police for misconduct and gross abuse of power of his office in terms of Sections 3(d) and 3(e) read with Section 5 of the said Act

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Announcements by the Hon. Speaker - 25.09.2025

25-09-2025
I wish to make this announcement in furtherance to the announcement made by me on 08.09.2025 on the Motion titled the ‘No-Confidence Motion’, submitted by a group of 32 Members of Parliament in the Opposition including the Hon. Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, on 12.08.2025 against Hon. Major General (Rtd.) Aruna Jayasekera, M.P., Deputy Minister of Defence. At the outset, I wish to remind this House the Standing Order 76(1) which states that the Speaker in Parliament shall be responsible for the observance of the rules of order in Parliament and his/her decision upon any point of ...
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25-09-2025 Announcements by the Hon. Speaker - 25...
25-09-2025 High Commissioner of New Zealand Meets...
23-09-2025 Gazette notification issued declaring ...
22-09-2025 Hon. Speaker endorses the certificate ...
18-09-2025 Sri Lanka’s Power Sector Reform Must...
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Business of the House for September 25, 2025

25-09-2025
The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne, the Speaker took the Chair.Messages from the President 1 : Order under the Public Security Ordinance (Chapter 40) Announcements by the Speaker 2 : Ruling regarding No Confidence Motion submitted by opposition against the Deputy Minister of Defence3 : Meeting of Committee on Parliamentary BusinessPresentation of Papers (i)    Annual Report of the University of Vavuniya for the year 2023.(ii)    Note on Supplementary Allocations from the Development Activities Programme appearing under Expenditure Head No. 240 of the Department of Natio...
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23-09-2025 Business of the House for September 23, ...
12-09-2025 Business of the House for September 12, ...
11-09-2025 Business of the House for September 11, ...
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Business for September second Sitting Week

12-09-2025
The Committee on Parliamentary Business which met on September 11th and 23rd 2025 discussed the Business of the House for the Second Sitting week for the month of September 2025 and agreed as follows:-  
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23-09-2025 Business for September second Sitting W...
09-09-2025 Business for September first Sitting We...
19-08-2025 Business for August second Sitting Week
05-08-2025 Business for August first Sitting Week
22-07-2025 Business for July second Sitting Week
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This week in Parliament (July first Sitting Week)

16-07-2021
Several Bills passed, including the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill Although the sittings of Parliament have been limited due to the prevailing COVID situation, the Parliament convened for four days from July 06th to 09th last week. Following the media reports on the arrival of former Minister Basil Rajapaksa in Parliament, attention by many were drawn to the Parliament. The previous Sitting week was a busy week given that several committee meetings including the COPE Committee were held. The Parliamentary Business Committee met under the chairmanship of the Hon. Speaker Mahinda ...
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16-07-2021 This week in Parliament (July first Sitt...
02-07-2021 This week in Parliament (June second Sit...
21-06-2021 This week in Parliament (June first Sitt...
12-05-2021 This week in Parliament (May first Sitti...
25-05-2015 This week in Parliament (May second Sitt...
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The Committee on Public Finance considers Regulations under the Imports and Exports (Control) Act

25-09-2025
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The Committee on Public Finance considered Regulations under the Imports and Exports (Control) Act, No.1 of 1969 Published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2449/60 of 15.08.2025. ...
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25-09-2025 The Committee on Public Finance consider...
25-09-2025 By March 2026, the policy framework rela...
23-09-2025 Sectoral Oversight Committee on Health, ...
23-09-2025 Penal Code (Amendment) Bill receives app...
18-09-2025 A new mechanism within two weeks to prov...
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