February
The escalating human-elephant conflict in Sri Lanka has claimed 739 human lives and resulted in the deaths of 2018 elephants over the past four years, according to Minister of Environment Dammika Prathapendhi.
February
Jaffna District MP Archana Ramnathan raised a critical question in Parliament today, challenging the continued enforcement of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) despite the elimination of LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran in 2009.
February
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala stated in Parliament that not all media reports regarding the recent shootings in Colombo’s Hulftsdorp Court complex and Mithaniya are accurate.
February
MP Harsha Rajakaruna has called on the government to reveal the names of politicians who have had actual connections with underworld gangs, rather than making vague accusations against past administrations.
February
Speaker of Parliament, Jagath Wickramaratne, today presented a special committee report investigating complaints against Jaffna District MP Ramanaathan Arjuna.
February
During a parliamentary debate yesterday, Samagi Jana Balawegaya MP Kabir Hashim raised a pointed question regarding the bombing of the sacred Buddhist shrine, the Dalada Maligawa.
February
February
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake presented the 2025 Budget in Parliament today, unveiling major economic reforms, wage hikes, and development projects aimed at strengthening the country’s future.
February
February
TNPF MP Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam has urged the government to intervene regarding the allegations against the Attorney General in the Lasantha Wickrematunge murder case.