Several UNP MPs urge Speaker to name Sajith as Opposition Leader

20th Amendment to the Constitution passed with amendments

The 20th Amendment to the Constitution was passed in Parliament today with amendments. The Bill was passed with 156 MPs voting for and 65 against it. A number of Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Parliamentarians voted for the 20th Amendment. The second reading of the 20th Amendment to the Constitution was passed with 156 votes for and 65 against it. Later, after the amendments were introduced a vote was taken on the third and final reading and it was passed with 156 MPs voting for and 65 against

22 Oct, 2020

Employee of Shangri-La Hotel, Colombo tests positive for coronavirus

An employee of Shangri-La Hotel, Colombo has tested positive for the coronavirus. A spokesperson at Shangri-La Hotel, Colombo said that the hotel was notified on 23 October 2020 that a member of their team had tested positive for COVID-19. “As the health and wellbeing of our guests and colleagues is of topmost priority to us and in view of the evolving situation in Sri Lanka, we recently commenced proactive testing of our staff. The affected colleague was asymptomatic and was picked up as a re

24 Oct, 2020

Curfew declared in Pettah, Fort, Borella and Welikada

A quarantine curfew will be imposed in the Fort, Pettah, Borella, and Welikada Police areas from today (25). The National Operations Centre for the Prevention of COVID-19 (NOCPC) said that the curfew will come into effect from 06.00pm today and will remain until further notice. The curfew has been enforced as some coronavirus patients are reported to be moving in these areas. NOCPC requested the public in these areas to stay home and not allow outsiders to stay with them. Quarantine curfew i

25 Oct, 2020