Tag: Speech

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa says that extremist ideologies and the violence associated with them are the greatest challenge of the times.

A triumphant President Joe Biden all but announced an end to the pandemic in the U.S. on Sunday, celebrating what he called a “heroic” vaccination campaign on the country’s Independence Day holiday.

The Speaker had written to the government, seeking a postponement of the event, saying that due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the virus variant he is unable to ensure full attendance in Parliament on the occasion