The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne, the Speaker took the Chair.
Announcements by the Speaker
1 : Joint Special General Meeting
Presentation of Papers
(i) Annual Report of the CeyNor Foundation Limited for the year 2020.
(ii) Annual Performance Report of the Ministry of Science and Technology for the year 2024.
(iii) Performance Report of the Department of Public Trustee for the year 2023.
(iv) Performance Report of the Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs for the year 2024.
Presentation of Petitions
(i) The Hon. Rajeevan Jeyachandramoorthy, Member of Parliament
(ii) The Hon. Dharmapriya Dissanayake, Member of Parliament - Two Petitions
(iii) The Hon. Susantha Kumara Nawarathna, Member of Parliament - Three Petitions
(iv) The Hon. Lal Premanath, Member of Parliament - Two Petitions
(v) The Hon. Chanaka Madugoda, Member of Parliament
(vi) The Hon. (Mrs.) Hasara Liyanage, Attorney at Law, Member of Parliament - Two Petitions
(Petitions stand referred to the Committee on Public Petitions)
Questions under Standing Order 27(2) of the Parliament
(i) The Hon. K. Kader Masthan
Detained a contain of Tamil translation of the Holy Quran by Sri Lank Customs
(ii) The Hon. Sivagnanam Shritharan
Development work of Palali airport
Hon. Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation replied to the above Question.
Ministerial Statements
Hon. Bimal Rathnayake, Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation made a Ministerial Statement regarding issuance of temporary driving licenses for foreign tourists.
Main Business of the House for Today
The following Items (appearing as Item Nos. 1 to 4 of today’s Order Paper) were approved by the House.:-
(i) Samurdhi (Amendment) Bill
(ii) Rubber Control (Amendment) Bill
(iii) Regulations under the Sports Law
(iv) Regulations under the Judicature Act
Questions at the Adjournment Time
(i) The Hon. Hector Appuhamy, Member of Parliament
(ii) The Hon. Asitha Niroshana Egoda Vithana, Member of Parliament
The Parliament was, thereafter adjourned at 1743 Hrs. until 0930 Hrs. on Thursday 21st August 2025.
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