Politick Parliament. On record. For every citizen.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
10th Parliament· 154 sittings on record · 30,475 speeches · latest 10 June 2026

Sitting of Tuesday, 19 May 2026

10th Parliament· 9 debates· 225 speeches· 77 speakers

Source: Hansard PDF (parliament.lk) ↗ ·No. 23608 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard

‹ Previous sitting Next sitting ›

Order of business

Speeches load per item. Summaries shown here are AI-generated and labelled; verbatim text is on each speech page.

  1. 1 Opening Opening and Announcements 8 speeches
    • Mr. Speaker [The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne]

      AI summary The Speaker informed Parliament that the Supreme Court had determined the “Convention on the Suppression of Terrorist Financing (Amendment)” Bill, challenged under Article 121(1) of the Constitution, to be not inconsistent with the Constitution. He noted that the Court rejected challenges to several clauses, including provisions on terrorist financing offences, freezing orders, High Court oversight, essential transactions, and investigative techniques. The Speaker ordered the Supreme Court’s determination to be printed in the Official Report of the day’s proceedings.

      Parliamentary ProcedureSecurity & DefenceJustice & Human Rights Full speech →
    • Mr. Speaker [The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne]

      AI summary The Speaker informed Parliament that the Supreme Court had delivered its determination on the Financial Transactions Reporting (Amendment) Bill, following challenges under Article 121(1) of the Constitution. The Court held that the Bill may be passed by a simple majority, except Clauses 22 and 39, which require a special majority unless amended as proposed by the Court, in which case they too may be passed by a simple majority. The Speaker ordered that the determination be printed in the Official Report of the day’s proceedings.

      Justice & Human RightsPublic FinanceParliamentary Procedure Full speech →
    • The Hon. Speaker procedural
      Full speech →
    • The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development and Leader of the House of Parliament JJB

      AI summary Bimal Rathnayake presented several Auditor-General’s Reports to Parliament under Article 154(6) of the Constitution, covering selected parts for the financial years 2021, 2023, 2024 and 2025. He also presented a Special Audit Report on tax, fines and interest recoverable by the Department of Inland Revenue from registered taxpayers as at 30 June 2024. Parliament agreed to his motions that the reports be printed.

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

      AI summary The Minister presented several fiscal and monetary documents on behalf of the Prime Minister, including Central Bank inflation deviation and financial reports for 2025 and regulations under the Stamp Duty, Ports and Airports Development Levy, Excise, and VAT Acts, and moved that they be referred to the Committee on Public Finance. He also presented reports under Standing Order 119(4) on actions taken regarding matters concerning the Colombo Municipal Council and the Office of the Leader of the House, and moved that they be referred to the Committee on Public Accounts. Both motions were agreed to.

      Parliamentary ProcedurePublic Finance Full speech →
    • The Hon. K.D. Lal Kantha - Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation JJB

      AI summary Under Standing Order 120(4), the Minister presented a report on observations and actions taken regarding matters relating to the Land Reforms Commission that had been referred to in a COPE report. He moved that the report be referred to the Committee on Public Enterprises, and the motion was agreed to.

      Parliamentary Procedure Full speech →
    • The Hon. (Prof.) A.H.M.H. Abayarathna - Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government JJB

      AI summary The Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government presented the 2024 Annual Report of the Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration. He moved that it be referred to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Public Administration, Justice and Civil Security, and the motion was agreed to.

      Parliamentary Procedure Full speech →
    • The Hon. Anura Karunathilaka - Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation and Minister of Energy JJB

      AI summary The Minister presented a report under Standing Order 120(4) on observations and actions taken regarding matters concerning the Sri Lanka Ports Authority, following issues referred to in the Committee on Public Enterprises report. He moved that the report be referred to the Committee on Public Enterprises, and the motion was agreed to.

      Parliamentary Procedure Full speech →