Landslide destroys at least 10 shops in Ginigathhena

Counting of votes in 2020 General Election underway

The counting of votes in the 2020 General Election is underway under tight security around the country. The Election Commission decided to commence counting votes this morning as opposed to the traditional overnight counting. The ballots were kept in rooms at counting centers overnight under tight security before counting commenced today. An overall voter turnout of over 70 percent was recorded at the close of polls of the General Elections 2020 held today. Voting at the General Elections 20

06 Aug, 2020

Army temporarily deployed for VIP security

By Vyshnavy Velrajh The Army was temporarily deployed to provide security for VIPs as the Police was out on duty at the 2020 General Election, Army Commander Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva told Colombo Gazette. The Army Commander said that troops were confined to the barracks but some platoons were kept on standby at certain Police stations. “The Army is usually not deployed on election duty as it is the duty of the Police. Over 300 Police officers were deployed on election duty islandwid

06 Aug, 2020

Indian PM Modi telephones Mahinda and congratulates him

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi telephoned Mahinda Rajapaksa on being elected as the next Prime Minister, Indian High Commission sources told Colombo Gazette. Rajapaksa tweeted thanking Modi for the phone call and looked forward to enhancing the relationship between both countries. “Thank you PM?@narendramodi? for your congratulatory phone call. With the strong support of the people of #SriLanka, I look forward to working with you closely to further enhance the long-standing cooperation be

06 Aug, 2020