Uproar in the House as joint opposition demands recognition

RMV to transfer 600 officers over bribery allegations

Nearly 600 employees of the Department of Motor Traffic (RMV) are to be transferred with immediate effect. The Department?s Commissioner General Sumith Alahakoon said the transfers are being initiated after considering complaints received against the employees, accusing them of soliciting bribes. He said the employees to be transferred are those who were employed before January 2020. The 600 employees are to be transferred to other Government offices with immediate effect. Sumith Alahakoon f

18 Dec, 2020

Eight employees at SriLankan Catering infected

SriLankan Airlines said that eight employees at SriLankan Catering operations division at the Bandaranaike International Airport tested positive for the COVID-19 virus this morning. One member of the staff tested positive for the virus on Monday, further to which contact tracing led to identifying seven more staff who tested positive for the virus. Staff who worked on the shift rosters of the affected members of staff have been subjected to PCR tests. SriLankan Catering says it follows intern

17 Dec, 2020

Colombo Port City secures first investment

Colombo Port City secured its first investment today, the Prime Minister’s Office said. The first investment within the Colombo Port City will commence with a one billion dollar Colombo International Finance Centre (CIFC) Mixed Development Project. The momentous agreement between Browns Investments, the strategic investment arm of the LOLC Group, and China Harbour Engineering Company Limited (CHEC) was signed in the presence of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and Ambassador of China to Sri La

17 Dec, 2020