Sitting of Tuesday, 3 March 2026

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Parliament Opening and Message from President 1 speeches ▸
2. 2 Papers Papers: Regulations, Reports and Orders Tabled 7 speeches ▸
3. 3 Petitions Petitions Presented 4 speeches ▸
4. 4 Oral question Oral Question: Generators Facilitating Cooling at Norochcholai Power Plant (Q.68/2025) 12 speeches ▸
5. 5 Oral question Oral Question: Question No. 3 (Q.840/2025) - Deferred 3 speeches ▸
6. 6 Procedural Procedural: Points of Order and Opposition Walk-out 10 speeches ▸
7. 7 Oral question Oral Question: Agricultural Research and Production Assistants (Q.913/2025) 12 speeches ▸
8. 8 Oral question Oral Question: Police Stations and Officers (Q.?/2025) with Supplementaries 10 speeches ▸
9. 9 Oral question Oral Question: Nursing Service (Q.7/2025) 5 speeches ▸
10. 10 Procedural Procedural: Standing Order 27(2) Question and Points of Order 9 speeches ▸
11. 11 Oral question Oral Question by Private Notice: Reactivation of Deregistered Islamic Charitable Organizations (Q.27(2)) 14 speeches ▸
12. 12 Procedural Privilege Question and Procedural Discussion on Coal Supply 23 speeches ▸
13. 13 Debate Main Business: Order under Foreign Exchange Act - Motion Introduction 2 speeches ▸
14. 14 Debate President's Address on Middle East War Impact and Opposition Response 5 speeches ▾
    • The Hon. Anura Kumara Dissanayake — President, Minister of Defence, Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, and Minister of Digital Economy

      AI summary Anura Kumara Dissanayake outlined Sri Lanka’s assessment of the Middle East conflict, warning of possible effects on fuel, gas, migrant workers, tourism, remittances, shipping and aviation, while stating that current fuel stocks and confirmed shipments indicate no immediate crisis. He detailed available reserves for diesel, petrol, Jet A-1 and crude oil, and said contingency planning would continue if the conflict escalates. He also announced medium-term investments exceeding Rs. 30 billion to expand storage, pipelines, refinery capacity, automation and Trincomalee tank rehabilitation, arguing these measures are needed to strengthen energy security and prevent a repeat of past shortages.

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    • The Hon. Deputy Speaker [The Hon. (Dr.) Rizvie Salih] in the Chair

      AI summary The Deputy Speaker called the House to order and recognized Hon. Sajith Premadasa, allocating him 12 minutes to speak.

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    • The Hon. Sajith Premadasa - Leader of the Opposition SJB

      AI summary Condemning the attack on Iran as a breach of international law, the Opposition Leader urged Parliament also to condemn retaliatory strikes on Gulf states and called for Sri Lanka to take a clear, principled position. He said the Government should revisit the IMF programme and Debt Sustainability Analysis in light of disasters, geopolitical shocks and projected external debt servicing, and offered support for a more people-centred adjustment. He criticised the failure to allow his Standing Order 27(2) question on coal quality, said renewed queues reflected lost public trust and inadequate communication on fuel and gas stocks, and called for contingency planning for energy supplies amid Strait of Hormuz risks. He also questioned official poverty and cost-of-living data, arguing that policy should be based on more realistic statistics to protect livelihoods.

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    • Hon. Sajith Premadasa - Leader of the Opposition SJB

      AI summary Hon. Sajith Premadasa argued that state policy is flawed if it assumes a person can live on Rs. 16,000–18,000 per month, and called for stronger protection mechanisms through Sri Lankan embassies for over one million migrant workers, particularly in the Middle East. He urged the Government to use the regional crisis to rebuild confidence in Sri Lanka, attract foreign direct investment, and convene an international donor conference, saying an earlier opportunity after the “Ditcha” cyclone had been missed. He proposed an all-party discussion and a two-day parliamentary debate on the international war situation and its impact on Sri Lanka, with the President’s personal intervention. He also condemned attacks on Iran and Gulf states, citing violations of the UN Charter.

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    • Mr. Deputy Speaker procedural
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15. 15 Debate Debate: Regulation under Foreign Exchange Act, No. 12 of 2017 55 speeches ▸
16. 16 Adjournment Adjournment Motion: Civil Defence Personnel Secondment 7 speeches ▸
17. 17 Procedural Deferred Questions and Parliament Adjournment 6 speeches ▸