The Hon. J. M. Ananda Kumarasiri, the Deputy Speaker and the Chair of Committees took the Chair.


Announcements by the Speaker

‘A’ :  Meetings of the Committee on Parliamentary Business and Committee of Selection


Presentation of Papers

(i)    Annual Report of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka for the year 2016
(ii)    Annual Report of the University of Vocational Technology for the year 2015
(iii)    Annual Report of the National Intellectual Property Office of Sri Lanka for the year 2014
(iv)    Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Tower Hall Theatre Foundation for the year 2014

(v)    Annual Performance Report and Accounts of the District Secretariat– Nuwara Eliya for the year 2017


Presentation of Reports from the Committees

The Report of the Sectoral Oversight Committee on International Relations was presented by the Hon. Bimal Rathnayake, member of the Committee on behalf of the Chairman of the Committee, the Hon. Mayantha Dissanayake.


Presentation of Petitions

Hon. Ranjith Aluvihare

(Petition stand referred to the Committee on Public Petitions)


The Parliament was, thereafter adjourned at 1011 Hrs. until 1000 Hrs. on Friday 7th September 2018.

*  This is an unedited version. For the official record of this day's proceedings, please refer the Hansard.