Sitting of Friday, 19 December 2025

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Parliament Opening and Announcements 1 speeches ▸
2. 2 Committee report Committee Report: Supplementary Estimate No. 1 of 2026 1 speeches ▸
3. 3 Petitions Petitions Presentation 4 speeches ▸
4. 4 Oral question Question by Private Notice: Foreign Employment in Republic of Korea 5 speeches ▾
   • The Hon. Speaker procedural
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   • Hon. Sajith Premadasa - Leader of the Opposition SJB

     AI summary Hon. Sajith Premadasa raised concerns about Sri Lankan youth awaiting foreign employment, particularly under Korea’s Employment Permit System, and urged the Government to extend or renew relevant bilateral arrangements before thousands are removed from the waiting list. He asked for details on bilateral job schemes, Korean job quotas by category, reasons for any decline in opportunities, and studies conducted by the Government. He also called for a special relief or priority mechanism for over 9,000 qualified Korean job applicants and questioned what new government-to-government agreements have been secured for other overseas labour markets. He further sought an explanation and remedial action for candidates affected under the 2011 G2G agreement with Italy, including those who passed the 2014 examination but did not receive employment placements.

     EmploymentForeign Affairs Full speech →
   • Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development and Leader of the House of Parliament JJB

     AI summary A two-week extension was requested to provide answers to the question raised in Parliament.

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   • Hon. Sajith Premadasa SJB

     AI summary Hon. Sajith Premadasa urged that action be taken before the end-March deadline affecting 9,000–10,000 applicants. He noted that the candidates had already incurred significant expenses and completed medical tests, and called for a practical solution in addition to providing answers.

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   • Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB

     AI summary Hon. Bimal Rathnayake stated that he would convey the issues raised by the Leader of the Opposition to the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

     Parliamentary Procedure Full speech →
5. 5 Procedural Ministerial Statements and Points of Order 13 speeches ▸
6. 6 Procedural Business of Parliament and Principal Business Motion 3 speeches ▸
7. 7 Debate Debate: Supplementary Estimate – Head 240 – Programme 02 – Cyclone Disaster Relief (Rs. 500 Billion) 83 speeches ▸