Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe met with opposition representatives today to discuss the formation of a strong ...

I recall when Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena had a staff comprised entirely of his own relatives. We have put an end to these practices. Today, there are no vehicle fleets or police escorts behind ...

A proposal for the 21st amendment to the Constitution has been handed over to Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena on behalf of the 40 Members of Parliament who recently became independent in the House.

As an LA-raised girl now living in New York City, it’s been heartbreaking to watch neighborhoods I frequented as a teenager and young adult disappear. Simply gone. I feel like I spend each day ...

Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena The 2020 elections saw Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna becoming speaker. He was the first SLPP MP to be elected as speaker. The Matara district MP ...

Deputy Minister of Public Security Sunil Watagala said that, according to the State Intelligence Service (SIS), there is no risk of a drone attack targeting former President Mahinda Rajapaksa by the ...

Leave to proceed was refused in two cases. On 09 August 2023, upon a matter of privilege being raised by Minister Harin Fernando, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena made an order that no court is ...

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Parliament will convene Saturday to start the process of electing a new president, said Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana. He expects to compete the process within seven days. Their new choice as ...

Their choice would serve out the remainder of Rajapaksa’s term ending in 2024, said Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana. He expects the process to be done in seven days. That person could potentially ...

NEW DELHI, July 11. /TASS/. Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, the speaker of Sri Lanka’s parliament, on Monday said that Gotabaya Rajapaksa is still staying in the country. The statement followed his ...