Harini Amarasuriya creates record securing over 600,000 votes

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

Only Ambassadors and officials authorized by Finance Ministry invited for budget speech

Only Ambassadors and officials authorized by the Finance Ministry have been invited for the budget speech. The Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Mahinda Rajapaksa will present the second reading of the Appropriation Bill for the financial year 2021 in Parliament tomorrow (17). Following the publication of the 2021 Appropriation Bill in the Gazette on 06th October, it was presented to Parliament by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on 20th October 2020 for the first reading. Secretary Gene

16 Nov, 2020

Minister proposes two options to resume tourism

By Easwaran Rutnam Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga has proposed two options to resume tourism in Sri Lanka. The Minister has told a recently appointed Tourism Advisory Committee to consider a travel bubble with selected countries or opening the country to all tourists under strict conditions. Nimesh Herath,?Coordinator to the Minister of Tourism in the?Tourism Advisory Committee told Colombo Gazette that a travel bubble with Germany is being considered while the option of opening the coun

17 Nov, 2020