The Second Reading of Budget 2025 was passed in Parliament a short while ago by a majority of 109 votes.
The Bill received 155 votes in favour and 46 against.
Today was the seventh and final day of the debate on the Second Reading of Budget 2025, which President Anura Kumara Dissanayake presented to Parliament on February 17 in his capacity as the Minister of Finance.
With the debate on the Second Reading now concluded, Parliament will commence the debate on the Committee Stage of Budget 2025 from Thursday (27). The debate will continue for 19 days and conclude on March 21, with a vote on the Third Reading of the Bill scheduled for 6.00pm on that date.
Popular grade five tuition teacher, Hayeshika Fernando wanted over assaulting a 21 year old youth was granted bail today after she surrendered to courts.
A British national had been arrested over attempting to smuggle in the largest haul of kush( drugs) from Thailand, customs said.
The Government of Sri Lanka maintains that the allegation of genocide during the final phase of the conflict in Sri Lanka is unsubstantiated by any credible authority, either nationally or internationally, and is based on misleading information. Sri Lanka firmly rejects this false narrative and believes it has been propagated primarily for electoral gains within Canada.
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