The Parliamentary Communications Department has issued a statement regarding the inaugural session of the tenth Parliament, ...

COLOMBO - Sri Lanka holds a snap election on Nov 14 which will determine if the South Asian island nation wants to empower its new, leftist ... to the 225-member parliament for a five-year term.

First day of the new Parliament The first day of Parliament’s inaugural ... the Secretary-General has the authority to eliminate one of the tied candidates by drawing lots. Following this, a vote is ...

Sri Lanka Counts Votes for New Parliament With Economic Reforms at ... Analysts say Dissanayake's coalition is expected to draw significant support, while a victory for a rival could lead to ...

In the early hours of Friday, 15 November, it became clear that the National People’s Power (NPP) coalition had won a ...

Small hydro projects are making waves, offering isustainable energy solutions for local communities, agriculture, and ...

Israel’s new foreign minister said Monday that there has been ... In Beirut, Lacroix is scheduled to meet with caretaker ...

Following this, Members will elect the Speaker, marking the first major task for the new Parliament. Any Member of Parliament ... Should votes be tied, the Secretary-General has the authority to draw ...

I also find it remarkable that there has been no attempt to arrest them and that they can sit as members of parliament drawing huge annual salaries and ... or else the conquered surrender to their new ...

Opposition lawmakers performed the haka during a reading of a bill that would redefine the country’s founding treaty with its Indigenous people.

COLOMBO, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka will vote in a snap general election on Thursday, called by new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to secure a majority in parliament to back his policies in ...