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By the recommendation of the Committee on Ways and Means, a 40 million fine per company for the counterfeit of liquor bottles raided	07-09-2023
Recommendations to revoke the licenses of the relevant liquor manufacturing companies in accordance with Section 27 of the Excise Act, if the fake... read more
Many administrative weaknesses and irregularities of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority revealed during COPE	07-09-2023
Recommendations to give a proposal to COPE within 3 months regarding increasing revenue, cost management and increasing efficiency of the Sri Lanka... read more
SOC focuses on restricting the import of Pine wood and the possibility of using and exporting the Pine wood cultivated in Sri Lanka which is sufficient for 18 years	07-09-2023
It is disclosed that Pinewood worth 4.8bn rupees imported into Sri Lanka in the last 3 years The Sectoral Oversight Committee on... read more
The Bill to establish a National Commission for Women will be submitted to Parliament very soon – Chair of the Women Parliamentarians' Caucus Hon. (Dr.) (Mrs.) Sudarshini Fernandopulle	07-09-2023
Chair of the Women Parliamentarians' Caucus Hon. (Dr.) (Mrs.) Sudarshini Fernandopulle stated that for the betterment of women in Sri Lanka, the Bill... read more
The Parliamentary Caucus for functioning towards safeguarding National Heritage discuss regarding the measures taken by several institutions for the preservation of national heritage	07-09-2023
The Parliamentary Caucus for functioning towards safeguarding National Heritage took into discussion the measures taken by several institutions for... read more
Dealing with BRICS nations are economically important for Sri Lanka - The Central Bank of Sri Lanka tells the Sectoral Oversight Committee on International Relations	07-09-2023
Conduct a discussion and present a report on the benefits of working with the BRICS countries – Committee Chair instructs. Attention directed... read more
Member of Parliament Hon. Dullas Alahapperuma appointed as the Chairman of the Parliamentary Caucus for Persons with Disabilities	07-09-2023
Instructions from the Committee Chair to call the National Secretariat for Persons with Disabilities and obtain their views and... read more
Special program to halt child and women begging - discussed in the Ministerial Consultative Committee	06-09-2023
State Minister Hon. Geetha Kumarasinghe said that since it has been reported that children and women are mostly being used in begging, steps will be... read more
The restriction on imports except for private vehicles will be lifted by the end of 2023 – Ministry of Finance assures the Committee on Public Finance	05-09-2023
The eligible migration allowance for the emigrants claiming migration allowance for the first time increased from USD 30,000 to a maximum of USD... read more
The current setup of establishing a drug destruction center discussed at the Select Committee of Parliament	05-09-2023
Attention on delay of Government Analyst's reports Committee looks into the preventing cash transactions through ez cash Focus on contacting the... read more
Efforts are being made to provide effective service to the country by modernizing the Civil Security Force - State Minister Hon. Premitha Bandara Tennakoon	05-09-2023
State Minister of Defence Hon. Premitha Bandara Tennakoon stated that efforts are being made to provide effective service to the country by... read more
The Committee on Ways and Means was the first to make recommendations against counterfeiting of security tax stamp - Hon. Patali Champika Ranawaka, Committee Chair	05-09-2023
The Committee Chair of the Committee on Ways and Means of Parliament stated that it was through the said Committee, that discussions were first... read more
Parliamentary Caucus for Children focus on Reproductive Health and Sexuality Education of school Children and Cyber Violence Against Children in Sri Lanka	04-09-2023
The Parliamentary Caucus for Children Chaired by Hon. (Ms.) Rohini Kumari Wijerathna which met recently in Parliament directed its attention towards... read more
The Select Committee of Parliament organizes a Sensitization and Information Sharing Session on Disability Rights and Inclusion for Members of Parliament	01-09-2023
The Select Committee of Parliament to look into and report to Parliament its recommendations to ensure gender equity and equality with special... read more
It is impractical for the police to not intervene when a party has made a complaint to the police - Hon. Tiran Alles, Minister of Public Security	01-09-2023
Given the concerns raised by the Members of Parliament who were present at the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Public Security held regarding... read more

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