UNP to deal with Athureliya and Wijeydasa

China seeks to elevate bilateral relations with Sri Lanka to a higher level

China is seeking to elevate bilateral relations with Sri Lanka to a higher level, the Prime Minister’s Office in Sri Lanka said today. The Government of China congratulated Prime Minister-elect Mahinda Rajapaksa and his party, the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna, for winning the parliamentary election and assured its support to elevate bilateral relations with greater development. The Charg? d?affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka, Hu Wei, met with Rajapaksa at Temple Trees and passed on a

08 Aug, 2020

Names of newly elected MPs gazetted

The names of the newly elected Members of Parliament has been gazetted by the National Elections Commission. In the Gazette notice, the Commission states that under Section 62 of the Parliamentary Elections Act, No. 1 of 1981 each of the persons whose names appear in Column II of the Schedule hereto has been elected as a Member of Parliament for the Electoral District specified in the corresponding entry in Column I of that Schedule. The Commission has gazetted the names of 196 newly elected P

09 Aug, 2020

Over 200 passengers arrive in Sri Lanka

Over 200 passengers arrived in Sri Lanka today on four separate flights. The National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 said 164 persons arrived from India via flight UL 1160. Seventeen passengers arrived from Doha, Qatar on flight QR 668 and 19 persons arrived on flight 6E 9035 from Chennai, India. Two individuals had arrived via flight UL 1042 from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. Meanwhile, flight UL 1102 carrying 187 passengers was scheduled to arrive from the Maldives this

08 Aug, 2020