Objection made against two candidates rejected

SJB suspends membership of National List MP Diana Gamage

By Vyshnavy Velrajh The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has suspended the party membership of National List MP Diana Gamage over her decision to vote in favour of the 20th Amendment to the Constitution. SJB General-Secretary MP Ranjith Madduma Bandara told Colombo Gazette that the party?s decision was conveyed to MP Gamage in a letter signed by Party Leader MP Sajith Premadasa, which was dispatched via registered post. MP Diana Gamage is yet to respond to the party?s decision, he added. In the

16 Nov, 2020

SriLankan to retire 560 employees in three years

SriLankan Airlines is to retire approximately 560 employees at an estimated cost of Rs. 1.46 billion within a period of three years, the Government said today. The cabinet of Ministers approved a proposal to retire the employees under a special retirement plan. The plan has been proposed in order to help the airline recover from major losses. A decision has been taken to implement the Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) due to the financial crisis that has been faced by the Sri Lankan Airlines

17 Nov, 2020

Senior CID officers appointed to probe Brandix cluster

A group of senior officers of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) have been appointed to investigate the Brandix coronavirus cluster. Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) C.D Wickremeratne has informed Attorney General (AG) Dappula de Livera that he has complied with the instructions given to him to appoint an investigations team consisting of senior CID officers. AG?s Coordinating Officer State Council Nishara Jayaratne told?Colombo Gazette that the acting IGP has informed the AG

18 Nov, 2020