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New mechanism to repatriate Sri Lankans

A new mechanism is to be formulated to repatriate Sri Lankans who are stranded or faced with various difficulties in the wake of the COVID ? 19 pandemic, the President’s Office said today. The nature of the new system will be decided at a meeting scheduled to be held tomorrow (Wednesday) and flights in June to bring back Sri Lankans home will be planned accordingly. The programme to bring back Sri Lankans who are undergoing many hardships due to the global spread of the virus commenced last Ja

26 May, 2020

Samagi Jana Balawegaya threatens to take over UNP Headquarters

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) led by United National Party (UNP) Deputy Leader Sajith Premadasa, today threatened to take over the UNP Headquarters at Sirikotha in Pitakotte. Samagi Jana Balawegaya member and former Parliamentarian Ajith P. Perera said that Sirikotha belongs to the UNP members and not to UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe. He said that the UNP faction led by Wickremesinghe is expected to lose the upcoming Parliamentary election and once they do the Samagi Jana Balawegaya will

26 May, 2020

Task Force proposes opening airport on 1st August

The Task Force appointed to deal with the coronavirus pandemic in Sri Lanka has proposed that the airport be reopened for tourist arrivals from 1st August. The proposal was made when the Presidential Task Force at the National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) met with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today. Sri Lanka closed its borders after the coronavirus began to spread in the country. The President?s Media Division (PMD) said members of the Task Force pointed out

26 May, 2020