Hon. Ravi Karunanayake, M.P.

New Democratic Front (NDF)· National List

Profession: Chartered Accountant

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Speeches 694 #4 of 225·#1 in party

Attendance 8/8 days present (of recorded)

Top topic Parliamentary Procedure 359 speeches

Last spoke 10 June 2026 in Debate

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694 speeches

11 September 2025 AI summary Hon. Ravi Karunanayake briefly indicated that he was listening and could hear the proceedings. No substantive policy issue, proposal, or question was raised. Oral Questions (Multiple Questions with Answers) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
11 September 2025 AI summary Hon. Ravi Karunanayake made a brief procedural remark indicating that even if he posed a question, he did not expect it to be heard or acknowledged. No specific policy issue, legislative matter, or proposal was raised. Oral Questions (Multiple Questions with Answers) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
11 September 2025 AI summary Ravi Karunanayake requested that the House be made silent so he could proceed to ask his question. Oral Questions (Multiple Questions with Answers) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
11 September 2025 AI summary Ravi Karunanayake urged the Speaker to restore decorum in the House. His intervention was brief and focused on maintaining order during proceedings. Oral Questions (Multiple Questions with Answers) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
11 September 2025 AI summary Ravi Karunanayake urged that order be maintained in the House before he proceeded with his question. He cautioned members against allowing proceedings to deteriorate, referring to the Nepal Parliament as a comparison. Oral Questions (Multiple Questions with Answers) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
10 September 2025 AI summary Hon. Ravi Karunanayake questioned the Prime Minister on the Ceylon Electricity Board’s 2024 financial position, citing Rs. 615 billion in revenue against Rs. 470 billion in expenditure, and asked how the surplus would be used to reduce debt, improve efficiency, reduce overheads, and lower tariffs. He sought clarification on government plans to expand commercially viable renewable energy, address regulatory changes affecting battery storage procurement, and whether electricity tariffs would be increased despite the reported CEB surplus. Oral Question: Ceylon Electricity Board (Q.1/2024) and Digital Economy Initiatives (Q.2/2025) InfrastructurePublic FinanceEnvironment Read →
22 August 2025 AI summary Ravi Karunanayake raised concerns about finance companies repossessing assets from borrowers who have paid most instalments but fall behind near the end of repayment periods. He urged the Central Bank of Sri Lanka to review repossession rules, timelines, and practices to ensure a more humane approach, particularly where a large portion of the facility has already been paid. Ministerial Statement: Reviewal of Policies in the Leasing Sector Justice & Human RightsPublic Finance Read →
22 August 2025 AI summary Hon. Ravi Karunanayake cited reports of high emigration among State university graduates and argued that graduates educated with public funds should either serve Sri Lanka for a minimum period or repay the cost if they leave without fulfilling service obligations. He presented a draft bill on the issue and asked the Prime Minister and Minister of Education to provide data on graduate departures, public education costs, bond breaches, recoveries, and monitoring mechanisms over the past decade. He also called for reforms to make repayment enforceable, including through foreign missions, and for an annual public report on graduate migration, bond compliance and cost recovery. Oral Questions (Second Round and Standing Order 27(2) Questions) EducationPublic Finance Read →
21 August 2025 AI summary Hon. Ravi Karunanayake criticised proposed vehicle allocations, arguing that Sri Lanka’s public institutions already have excessive government vehicles and that importing or allocating 2,000 more, particularly to MPs, would undermine public confidence in reform efforts. He urged proper use of official facilities, including the Speaker’s residence, and questioned public expenditure in areas such as Railway overtime payments and stalled projects. He also cited concerns from the National Construction Association about continuing institutional corruption and the decline in the construction sector’s contribution to GDP, calling for funds and attention to be redirected to substantive governance and economic problems. Debate: Customs Ordinance, Excise Regulation, Finance Act Order, and Construction Industry Development Act (Continued) Public FinanceParliamentary ProcedureCorruption & Governance Reform Read →
21 August 2025 AI summary Ravi Karunanayake addressed vehicle-related fiscal measures, including regulations under the Excise (Special Provisions) Act, the Luxury Tax Order and an import duty resolution. He urged the Government to take a Cabinet-level administrative decision on 8,724 vehicles held at Hambantota due to cross-border letters of credit, arguing that a process issue at the Import and Export Control Department was blocking clearance of about Rs. 90 billion in value. He also called for clarification of media reports about double-cab imports, stressing that any vehicles should be for public service institutions rather than MPs, and warned against perceptions of waste amid expenditure cuts. Debate: Customs Ordinance, Excise Regulation, Finance Act Order, and Construction Industry Development Act (Continued) Public FinanceLaw & Order Read →
21 August 2025 AI summary Ravi Karunanayake stated that money printing had previously been carried out unlawfully and asserted that Ranil Wickremesinghe, while serving as Finance Minister, also proceeded with it. Debate: Customs Ordinance Resolution and Related Regulations Public Finance Read →
21 August 2025 AI summary Hon. Ravi Karunanayake raised concern that funds have left Sri Lanka. He appeared to flag the matter for parliamentary attention, implying a need for scrutiny of the circumstances and possible implications. Debate: Customs Ordinance Resolution and Related Regulations Public Finance Read →
21 August 2025 AI summary The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake sought clarification on whether the matter under discussion concerned the difference between 100 kW and 150 kW capacity. His intervention was limited to confirming the specific capacity threshold at issue. Debate: Customs Ordinance Resolution and Related Regulations Parliamentary Procedure Read →
21 August 2025 AI summary Ravi Karunanayake asked the Minister whether a decision could be made administratively without resorting to court proceedings. The intervention sought clarification on the Minister’s authority or willingness to resolve the matter outside litigation. Debate: Customs Ordinance Resolution and Related Regulations Parliamentary Procedure Read →
21 August 2025 AI summary Hon. Ravi Karunanayake raised a Standing Order 27(2) question on the Government’s plan to increase exports from USD 16 billion to USD 36 billion by 2030 in the context of bankruptcy recovery, global instability, and new US tariff measures. He requested a detailed export roadmap with sectoral targets, measures for market diversification and operationalizing FTAs, responses to tariff impacts, and steps to improve value addition, infrastructure, ease of doing business, SME export finance, and investor incentives. He also asked for projections on investment mobilization and whether export-led growth can build sufficient reserves ahead of debt repayments from April 2028, including current and monthly reserve figures for 2025. Oral Questions under Standing Order 27(2) Foreign AffairsEmploymentPublic Finance Read →
21 August 2025 AI summary Ravi Karunanayake raised a procedural concern that the question before the House exceeded the 150-word limit, containing 171 words. He asked the Speaker to ensure compliance with the word limit, noting that this had happened previously. Oral Questions: Second Round (Q.971/2025 and others) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
21 August 2025 AI summary Ravi Karunanayake only thanked the Speaker and did not make any substantive argument, proposal, or request. Procedural: Parliamentary Business Committee Announcement Parliamentary Procedure Read →
21 August 2025 AI summary Ravi Karunanayake asked the Speaker whether a Parliamentary Business Committee meeting would be held that day, noting that it had not been announced earlier. Procedural: Parliamentary Business Committee Announcement Parliamentary Procedure Read →
19 August 2025 AI summary Hon. Ravi Karunanayake raised concerns about the implementation of the Public Debt Management Act, particularly the transfer of debt management functions to the Ministry of Finance and the need to recruit qualified professionals for the new Debt Office. He argued that loan viability, risk premia, debt sustainability, reserve accumulation, and SriLankan Airlines’ financial position require clearer policy direction, especially ahead of IMF reviews and the resumption of debt servicing from 2028. He also welcomed the Gambling Regulatory Authority Bill but urged that it be made practically operable, with clear provisions on payments, taxation, repatriation of winnings, digital gambling definitions, record-keeping, stake limits, and junket operations. Debate: Gambling Regulatory Authority Bill, Public Debt Management Act Regulations, and Foreign Exchange Act Regulations Cost of LivingEmploymentPublic Finance Read →
19 August 2025 AI summary Ravi Karunanayake raised questions to the Deputy Minister on the distinction between money printing and asset-backed monetary expansion. He also queried the implications for Central Bank independence if it is placed on or linked to the Gambling Regulatory Authority, and called for joint action to address related anomalies. Debate: Gambling Regulatory Authority Bill, Public Debt Management Act Regulations, and Foreign Exchange Act Regulations Public FinanceCorruption & Governance Reform Read →