Concerns raised in Parliament over treatment of people is isolated areas Tuesday, 24 November 2020

Concerns were raised in Parliament today over the treatment of people is isolated areas. Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa said that the assistance provided by the Government is not sufficient and that some people have not received any assistance. He said that recent protests by residents of so... Read more

Harin blames Maithripala Tuesday, 24 November 2020

• Ashanthi Warunasuriya

Former Minister Harin Fernando today blamed former President Maithripala Sirisena for the failure of the Google Loon project in Sir Lanka. Fernando, who prior to the current Government taking office, was Telecommunication, Digital I... Read more

RW turns down request to enter Parliament Monday, 23 November 2020

United National Party (UNP) Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has turned down a request to enter Parliament. A number of UNP members made the request to Wickremesinghe at a meeting today. Wickremesinghe was requested to enter Parliament through the only National List seat of the UNP. He said that th... Read more

Travel ban imposed on BR lifted Monday, 23 November 2020

A travel ban imposed on former Minister Basil Rajapaksa has been lifted. The Colombo High Court directed the authorities today to lift the ban. A travel ban was imposed on the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) National Organizer for misusing funds belonging to the Divi Neguma Department for the... Read more

Over 320 Sri Lankans return from overseas Monday, 23 November 2020

Over 320 Sri Lankans, including migrant workers who were stranded overseas due to the coronavirus pandemic, arrived in Sri Lanka this morning. The National Operations Centre for the Prevention of COVID-19 (NOCPC) said that twenty-five Sri Lankans arrived from Doha in Qatar and two from Japan. ... Read more