Sitting of Tuesday, 23 September 2025

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Parliament Opening and President's Message on Navy Act 1 speeches ▸
2. 2 Papers Papers: Annual Reports and Committee Reports 5 speeches ▸
3. 3 Petitions Petitions Presented by Members 6 speeches ▸
4. 4 Procedural Procedural: No-Confidence Motion and Speaker's Rulings 28 speeches ▸
5. 5 Oral question Oral Question Q.1/2025: Natural Streams and Stream Reservations Protection 7 speeches ▸
6. 6 Oral question Oral Question Q.2/2025: Divisional Hospitals in Jaffna and Kilinochchi Districts 5 speeches ▸
7. 7 Oral question Oral Question Q.3/2025: Fishermen Compensation 8 speeches ▸
8. 8 Oral question Oral Question Q.4/2025: Ratalankawa Land - Land Reform Commission 6 speeches ▸
9. 9 Oral question Oral Question Q.5/2025: Cinnamon and Tea Fertilizer Subsidies 6 speeches ▸
10. 10 Oral question Oral Question Q.6/2025: Principals' Recruitment and Confirmation 8 speeches ▸
11. 11 Oral question Oral Question Q.7/2025: Maize Production and Pricing 7 speeches ▸
12. 12 Oral question Oral Question Q.8/2025: Mullaitivu District General Hospital 8 speeches ▸
13. 13 Oral question Oral Question Q.9/2025: Sri Lanka Telecom Employment 6 speeches ▾
    • The Hon. Speaker procedural
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    • The Hon. Sunil Rathnasiri JJB

      AI summary Hon. Sunil Rathnasiri raised a procedural concern about the slow progress of Oral Answers to Questions, noting that by the scheduled 10.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. period only the 8th question had been reached. He requested the Speaker’s intervention to manage time, particularly in view of a debate scheduled for the same day.

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    • The Hon. Speaker procedural
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    • The Hon. Eranga Weeraratne - Acting Minister of Digital Economy JJB

      AI summary Acting Minister Eranga Weeraratne, on behalf of the Minister of Digital Economy, provided figures on Sri Lanka Telecom’s workforce, vacancies, and profits in response to a parliamentary question. He stated that SLT has 5,898 employees, 96 identified external vacancies, and recorded 2024 profits of LKR 3,120 million at group level and LKR 2,113 million at company level. He also outlined debt recovery measures, including external collection agents, Mediation Boards, letters of demand, and legal or writ action depending on arrears and location.

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    • The Hon. Sunil Rathnasiri JJB

      AI summary Hon. Sunil Rathnasiri asked why Sri Lanka Telecom, despite its long history from the origins of the country’s communications network, has fallen behind a newer competitor and now holds only about 30 per cent of telephone subscribers. He sought the primary reason for SLT’s decline in market position.

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    • The Hon. Eranga Weeraratne - Acting Minister of Digital Economy JJB

      AI summary Acting Minister Eranga Weeraratne said Sri Lanka Telecom had become loss-making by 2023 due to management weaknesses, falling subscribers, and declining revenue, but had returned to profitability under the current Government. He cited figures showing SLT Mobitel moved from a Rs. 1.1 billion loss in the first half of 2024 to a Rs. 1.1 billion profit in the first half of 2025, while the SLT-Mobitel Group recorded a Rs. 4,276 million profit compared with a Rs. 323 million loss the previous year. He attributed the turnaround to new management, higher revenue, reduced operating and capital expenditure, integration of SLT and Mobitel operations, and a Rs. 13 billion reduction in Group debt.

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14. 14 Oral question Oral Question Q.10/2025: Alawwa Water Scheme 6 speeches ▸
15. 15 Oral question Oral Questions under Standing Order 27(2): Unemployment and Vehicle Emission Testing 8 speeches ▸
16. 16 Procedural Procedural: Transition to Public Business 5 speeches ▸
17. 17 Debate Second Reading Debate: National Building Research Institute Bill 57 speeches ▸
18. 18 Debate Third Reading: National Building Research Institute Bill 1 speeches ▸
19. 19 Adjournment Adjournment Motion: Law College Special Entrance Examination 15 speeches ▸