Nine Iranians in Sri Lanka sentenced to death

Minister Gamini Lokuge tests positive for Covid

Minister Gamini Lokuge has tested positive for the coronavirus. The Minister has now been isolated and contact tracing is also underway. Lokuge is the second Member of Parliament to be tested positive for Covid in the recent past. Opposition MP Mano Ganesan had also tested positive for Covid recently. (Colombo Gazette)

23 Nov, 2021

TNA appeals to the PM to win the hearts of Tamils

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) today appealed to Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa to win the hearts of the Tamils. TNA MP S. Sritharan said that Tamils in the North continue to be disrespected by the military. He alleged that soldiers in the North walk over burial grounds of the Tamils killed during the war. The TNA MP also said that Tamils in the North are not allowed to commemorate their family members killed during the war. Sritharan appealed to the PM to work towards bridging the gap

23 Nov, 2021

Program organised to felicitate Yohani in Parliament postponed

A program organised to felicitate singer Yohani de Silva in Parliament tomorrow, has been postponed. The Parliament media unit said that the program organized by the Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus tomorrow (23) to felicitate singer Yohani de Silva has been postponed due to unavoidable circumstances. Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, Chairperson of the Women Parliamentarians? Caucus (WPC) State Minister of Primary Health Care, Epidemics and COVID Disease Con

22 Nov, 2021