Harshana Nanayakkara

Harshana Nanayakkara

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Harshana Nanayakkara is a prominent Sri Lankan attorney and politician who currently serves as the Minister of Justice and National Unity. He is known for his advocacy on issues related to human rights and social justice, often emphasizing the importance of equitable resource distribution and the welfare of citizens. In a recent parliamentary address, he highlighted the government's commitment to uplifting the quality of life for all Sri Lankans, asserting that the distribution of resources should prioritize the needs of the general population rather than a select few.

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Harshana Nanayakkara is the Minister of Justice and National Integration.

කොරියා තානාපතිනිය අධිකරණ ඇමති හමු වෙයි
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2026-08-10
7.0

The gazette notification was issued under the directive of Minister of Justice and National Integration Harshana Nanayakkara.

විනිසුරු වයස වැඩිකිරීමේ ගැසට්ටුව පිටවේ
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2026-08-07
7.0

The gazette notification was issued under the directive of Minister of Justice and National Integration Harshana Nanayakkara.

විනිසුරු වයස වැඩිකිරීමේ ගැසට්ටුව පිටවේ
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2026-08-07
7.0

The opposition presented a no-confidence motion against Minister Harshana Nanayakkara following a tragic incident at the prison.

හිරගෙදර නොවිසදුණු අර්බුදය - Lankadeepa Online
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2026-08-07
5.0

Harshana Nanayakkara is the Minister of Justice and National Integration.

අධිකරණ ප්‍රතිසංස්කරණ ගැන කාදිනල් තුමන්ට කරුණු කියයි
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2026-08-06
7.0

Harshana Nanayakkara stated in Parliament that he has received information regarding three other prisons.

තවත් බන්ධනාගාර තුනක් ගැන සැකයක්
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2026-08-04
7.0

Harshana Nanayakkara, the Minister of Justice and National Integration, expressed suspicion about an organized group operating from outside amidst unrest in prisons.

හිරගෙවල්වල කලබල : පිටත සංවිධානාත්මක පිරිසක් මෙහෙයවනවාදැයි සැකයි
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2026-08-02
6.0

Harshana Nanayakkara is serving as the chairman of the parliamentary special committee conducting investigations into the incident of releasing 323 containers without proper inspection.

කන්ටේනර් මැතිසබා කමිටුවේ වැඩ අවසන්
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2026-08-01
7.0
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Sujith Hewajulige
Sujith Hewajulige

Harshana Nanayakkara stated that the retirement age for judges has been raised to expedite the resolution of cases in the courts.

‘‘නඩු ඉවර කරන්න විනිසුරු විශ්‍රාම වයස ඉහළ දැම්මා‘‘
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2026-07-28
7.0

Harshana Nanayakkara stated in Parliament that he will not resign from his ministerial position despite accusations.

‘‘හිරේ යන්න නියමිත අය කියන නිසා මම ධූරයෙන් යන්නේ නෑ‘‘
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2026-07-25
6.0

Harshana Nanayakkara is the Minister of Justice and National Integration who faced a no-confidence motion in Parliament.

හර්ෂණට එරෙහි විශ්වාස භංගය පරාදයි
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2026-07-25
3.0

Sajith Premadasa mentioned Harshana Nanayakkara in the context of a debate regarding a motion of no confidence.

“අධිකරණ ඇමතිට තනතුරේ ඉන්න සදාචාරාත්මක අයිතියක් නෑ“
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2026-07-24
5.0

Harshana Nanayakkara stated in Parliament that he will not resign from his ministerial position despite accusations.

‘‘හිරේ යන්න නියමිත අය කියන නිසා මම ධූරයෙන් යන්නේ නෑ‘‘
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2026-07-24
6.0

Harshana Nanayakkara is the Minister of Justice and National Integration who faced a no-confidence motion in Parliament.

හර්ෂණට එරෙහි විශ්වාස භංගය පරාදයි
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2026-07-24
3.0

Harshana Nanayakkara stated in Parliament that he will not resign from his ministerial position despite allegations.

‘‘හිරේ යන්න නියමිත අය කියන මම ධූරයෙන් යන්නේ නෑ‘‘
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2026-07-24
6.0

Harshana Nanayakkara is the Minister of Justice and spoke in Parliament about political prisoners.

දේශපාලන සිරකරුවන් කියා ජාතියක් නෑ
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2026-07-23
5.0
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Ajith P Perera
Ajith P Perera

Harshana Nanayakkara is facing a no-confidence motion in Parliament.

අධිකරණ ඇමැති විශ්වාසභංගය අනිද්දා විවාදයට
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2026-07-22
3.0

Harshana Nanayakkara announced the establishment of 23 regional offices for investigating corruption and bribery allegations.

ප්‍රාදේශීය මට්ටමින් අල්ලස් කාර්යාල 23 ක්
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2026-07-21
8.0

Harshana Nanayakkara is the Minister of Justice and National Integration involved in the investigation regarding the prison incident in Meegamuwa.

මීගමුව හිරගෙදර ගැටුම: ඇමති හර්ෂණත් මානව කොමිසමට ගෙන්වයි?
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2026-07-19
5.0

The opposition is bringing a no-confidence motion against Minister of Justice Harshana Nanayakkara.

හර්ෂණට එරෙහි විශ්වාසභංගය ලබන සතියේ කතානායකට
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2026-07-19
3.0

The opposition is bringing a no-confidence motion against Minister of Justice Harshana Nanayakkara.

හර්ෂණට එරෙහි විශ්වාසභංගය ලබන සතියේ කතානායකට
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2026-07-18
3.0

Harshana Nanayakkara is the Minister of Justice and National Integration involved in the investigation regarding the prison incident in Meegamuwa.

මීගමුව හිරගෙදර ගැටුම: ඇමති හර්ෂණත් මානව කොමිසමට ගෙන්වයි?
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2026-07-18
5.0

Harshana Nanayakkara visited the Welikada prison to pay final respects to the deceased prison officers.

හිරගෙදර දොර කවුලුවෙන් වෙඩි තැබූ නියාමකට මැරුවක්
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2026-07-14
8.0
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Anuruddha Gajanayake
Anuruddha Gajanayake

Harshana Nanayakkara stated that he takes responsibility for the incident at the prison.

හිරගෙයි කැරැල්ලේ වගකීම - Lankadeepa Online
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2026-07-11
5.0

The opposition has decided to present a no-confidence motion against Minister of Justice Harshana Nanayakkara.

අධිකරණ ඇමතිට විශ්වාසභංගයක් - Lankadeepa Online
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2026-07-10
3.0
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Sajith Premadasa
Sajith Premadasa

Harshana Nanayakkara is the Minister of Justice and National Unity who made comments in Parliament regarding Sajith Premadasa.

‘‘අසාර්ථක අය යා යුතුනම් මුලින්ම යා යුත්තේ විපක්ෂ නායකයි‘‘
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2026-07-08
5.0

Harshana Nanayakkara mentioned the urgent meeting to discuss the situation in the prisons.

බන්ධනාගාර තදබදය තුන් ගුණයකින් ඉහළට
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2026-07-07
6.0
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Senaka Perera
Senaka Perera