Police get body-cams for election monitoring

China says it has Sri Lanka’s backing for projects under BRI

The Chinese Government says it has Sri Lanka’s support for projects under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian told reporters today that so far, no Belt and Road partner has fallen into any so-called debt trap because of its cooperation with the BRI. “On the contrary, many partners have spoken highly of the BRI. For example,on October 9, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya publicly refuted the claim again that China had set up a debt trap to control S

13 Oct, 2020

Catholic Church rejects 20th Amendment

The Catholic Bishops Conference in Sri Lanka today rejected the proposed 20th Amendment to the Constitution. Issuing a statement, the Catholic Bishops Conference in Sri Lanka said the 20th Amendment should not be proceeded with, in its entirety, and instead a new Constitution needs to be the national priority at present The Catholic Bishops Conference in Sri Lanka also called for an Independent Constitutional Council to be appointed to draft the new Constitution. In the wake of the change of

13 Oct, 2020

Seven employees attached to various Brandix branches contract coronavirus

By Vyshnavy Velrajh Seven employees attached to various Brandix branches, including from its Colombo office, have contracted the coronavirus. Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) Regional Epidemiologist Dr. Dinuka Guruge told Colombo Gazette that employees of the private company?s branch offices, including its head office in Colpetty, were subjected to PCR tests in batches over the past few days. The PCR tests were carried out at the Colpetty Brandix office. She said that seven employees from var

13 Oct, 2020