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Government decides to delay August 1st reopening of airport

By Easwaran Rutnam The Government has decided to delay the August 1st reopening of the Katunayake Airport. Airport and Aviation Services Chairman, Major General (Rtd.) G.A. Chandrasiri told Colombo Gazette that the decision was taken to assist the ongoing programme to repatriate Sri Lankans. He said that priority has been given to repatriate Sri Lankans before the airport is reopened for tourists. “Our earlier plan was fine to reopen the airport on the 1st of August. But we found that severa

28 Jun, 2020

Wimal calls on public to surround Elections Commission

Minister and Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) candidate at the 5th August Parliamentary election, Wimal Weerawansa, has called on the public to surround the Elections Commission and protest against the Commission. Speaking to reporters today, Weerawansa accused the Commission Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya of playing to the tune of the opposition. The Minister claimed that Deshapriya is one of the best “actors” in the country and is attempting to help the opposition win the upcoming Parliamenta

27 Jun, 2020

PM claims foreign powers interfered in 2015 polls

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa today claimed that foreign powers interfered in the 2015 Presidential election, which he lost. In a speech delivered today titled ?Defeating domestic and foreign conspiracies against Sri Lanka? the Prime Minister said that when a socialist Government assumed power in Sri Lanka in 1970 nobody said that it had been brought into power through Russian or Chinese intervention. Likewise, a capitalist Government assumed power in 1977, but no one said that it had been b

28 Jun, 2020