The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne, the Speaker took the Chair.
Announcements by the Speaker
1 : Endorsement of the certificate on Bills under Article 79 of the Constitution
2 : Determination of the Supreme Court on the Bill entitled “Mediation (Civil And Commercial Disputes)”
3 : Receipt of copies of petitions in respect of the Bill titled “Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal)” filed at the Supreme Court
4 : Regarding No Confidence Motion submitted by opposition against the Deputy Minister of Defence
5 : A special programme organized by the Parliamentary Caucus for Youth for members of the National Youth Association
Presentation of Papers
(i) Annual Report of the SriLankan Airlines for the year 2023/2024.
(ii) Annual Performance Report of the Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration (Ombudsman) for the year 2024.
(iii) Order made by the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development under Section 19(A) of the Customs Ordinance (Chapter 235) as amended by the Customs (Amendment) Law, No. 35 of 1974 and the Customs (Amendment) Act, No. 83 of 1988, relating to Customs import Duty and published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2444/23 of 09th July 2025.
(iv) Annual Performance Report of the Parliament of Sri Lanka for the year 2024.
(v) Annual Report of the Sri Lanka Thriposha Limited for the year 2023.
(vi) Annual Report of the Kurunegala Plantations Limited for the year 2022.
(vii) Performance Report of the Rubber Development Department for the year 2024.
(viii) Annual Report of the Legal Aid Commission of Sri Lanka for the year 2023.
(ix) Performance Report of the Department of Samurdhi Development for the year 2024.
Presentation of Reports from the Committees
(i) The Report of the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Youth Affairs & Sports was presented by the Hon. Sunil Kumara Gamage, Member of Parliament, the Chair of the Committee.
(ii) The Report of the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Environment, Agriculture and Resource Sustainability was presented by the Hon. Hector Appuhamy, Member of Parliament, the Chair of the Committee.
(iii) The Report of the Committee on Public Finance was presented by the Hon. Rauff Hakeem, Attorney at Law, Member of Parliament, the Pro-tem Chair of the Committee.
Presentation of Petitions
(i) The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe, Member of Parliament
(ii) The Hon. Namal Karunaratne, Member of Parliament
(iii) The Hon. Rathna Gamage, Member of Parliament - Two Petitions
(iv) The Hon. Nalin Hewage, Member of Parliament - Three Petitions
(v) The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney at Law, Member of Parliament - Two Petitions
(vi) The Hon. J.C. Alawathuwala, Member of Parliament
(vii) The Hon. (Dr.)(Ms.) Kaushalya Ariyarathne, Member of Parliament
(viii) The Hon. Sudath Balagalla, Member of Parliament
(ix) The Hon. Sunil Biyanwila, Member of Parliament
(x) The Hon. Sunil Rajapaksha, Member of Parliament
(Petitions stand referred to the Committee on Public Petitions)
Questions under Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament
The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna
Malpractices in Tellippalai Hospital
Ministerial Statements
Hon. Sunil Kumara Gamage, Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports made a Ministerial Statement regarding International youth day, 2025.
Presentation of Bills
(i) The Hon. Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education moved the Bill entitled
“National Building Research Institute”
to provide for the establishment of the National Building Research Institute and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
(ii) The Hon. Minister of Justice and National Integration moved the Bill entitled
“Penal Code (Amendment)”
to amend the Penal Code (Chapter 19).
Main Business of the House for Today
The following Items (appearing as Item Nos. 1 to 3 of today’s Order Paper) were approved by the House.:-
(i) Gambling Regulatory Authority Bill - with amendments
(ii) Regulations under the Public Debt Management Act
(iii) Order under the Foreign Exchange Act
Motion at the Adjournment Time
Motion at the Adjournment Time on “Program for young people active contribution to the economy” was proposed by the Hon. Danushka Ranganath, Member of Parliament.
The Parliament was, thereafter adjourned at 1746 Hrs. until 0930 Hrs. on Wednesday 20th August 2025.
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