U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka, H.E Julie Chung, met with the Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka, Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne, at the Parliamentary premises recently. 

The British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, His Excellency Andrew Patrick, met with the Speaker of Parliament of Sri Lanka, Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne, at the Parliamentary premises recently. 

The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Sri Lanka, His Excellency Khalid Hamoud Nasser Alkahtani, called on the Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka, Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne, at the Parliamentary premises recently.

• Two-day Adjournment Debate on the “Clean Sri Lanka” program will be held on the 21st and 22nd

• The price of a bag of cement reduced by a 100 rupees.
• Take necessary steps to obtain the income received through CESS directly to the respective financial institutions – COPF Chair instructs
• The approval of the Committee on Public Finance to increase the amount of benefits given to the Aswesuma beneficiaries.

Member of Parliament (Dr.) Nishantha Samaraweera was unanimously elected as the Chair of the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) of Parliament. He was appointed when the Committee on Public Enterprises met in Parliament recently  for the first session of the Tenth Parliament.

The Ambassador of Japan to Sri Lanka, Hon. Isomata Akio, met with the Speaker (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne at Parliament recently. The Secretary General of Parliament of Sri Lanka, Mrs. Kushani Rohanadeera, was also present on this occasion.

• The Hon. Speaker also announces in Parliament the re-establishment of two Parliamentary caucuses for the Tenth Parliament

Parliament is scheduled to convene from January 7th to January 10th, 2025. This decision was reached at the Committee on Parliamentary Business held recently (Dec. 31), under the Chairmanship of the Speaker, Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne.