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.

In a statement, the Director of Legislative Services and Director of Communications (Acting) of Parliament, Mr. Jayalath Perera, has emphasized the following points in relation to reports published in the media regarding the title of ‘’Dr.’’ mentioned before the name of the Minister of Justice and National Integration, Attorney-at-Law, Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, in the directory of Members of Parliament on the Parliament website.

The Secretary-General of Parliament, Mrs. Kushani Rohanadeera, stated that over the past two years, more than 200 Student Parliaments have been conducted to bring Parliament closer to the public. She emphasized the importance of continuing initiatives to increase public awareness about the significance of Parliament in safeguarding the country's democratic framework.

The 95th annual cricket clash between Ananda College, Colombo and Nalanda College, Colombo, began a few moments ago at the SSC Sports Ground, Colombo.

Ananda College Under-19 Team

Ashinsa Nainayake (Captain), Kitma Withanapathirana (Vice-Captain), Netula Edirimanne, Danidu Sellaperuma, Kenul de Zoysa, Mihin Munasinghe, Lithma Perera, Dinada Atalage, Dilal Amarasinghe, Ovin Perera, Binara Induwara, Sharada Jayaratne, Kaweesha Mendis, Deneth Bimsara, Dasith Batugahage, Thinura Sanuditha, Chamathka Irusha, Danuja Weerasuriya, Rashan Dilaksha, Daniru Ranasinghe, Yasandu Kiriella.

Nalanda College Under-19 Team

Sadev Samarasinghe (Captain), Manupa Manmitha (Vice-Captain), Osanda Pamuditha, Nemindu Akmeemana, Sethmina Serasinghe, Gevindu Manamperi, Nadul Jayalath, Santul Wijeratne, Malsha Fernando, Sahan Lithma, Manasa de Silva, Thisara Devdunu, Hasith Ratnayake, Thimath Herath, Risath Jayaratne, Ranuga Vattuhewa, Minev Paranavithana, Punsara Rajakaruna.