Government to settle SriLankan Airlines cases filed in foreign courts

SJB ready to support amendments to 19-A

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) today announced that it will support certain amendments to the 19th Amendment to the Constitution. The 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which envisages the dilution of many powers of the Executive Presidency, was presented in Parliament by the United National Party and the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and was passed with a majority in 2015. Leader of the SJB, Sajith Premadasa said that the party will support amendments to the 19th Amendment to the Constitution wh

08 Aug, 2020

China seeks to elevate bilateral relations with Sri Lanka to a higher level

China is seeking to elevate bilateral relations with Sri Lanka to a higher level, the Prime Minister’s Office in Sri Lanka said today. The Government of China congratulated Prime Minister-elect Mahinda Rajapaksa and his party, the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna, for winning the parliamentary election and assured its support to elevate bilateral relations with greater development. The Charg? d?affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka, Hu Wei, met with Rajapaksa at Temple Trees and passed on a

08 Aug, 2020

Colombo Mayor Rosy Senanayake’s husband passed away

Colombo Mayor Rosy Senanayake’s husband Athula Senanayake passed away today, close friends of the family said. He had passed away following a sudden illness. Athula Senanayake, is an entrepreneur and is the son of Stanley Senanayake, a former Inspector General of Police and Maya Senanayake, the daughter of the founder of Nalanda college P. de S. Kularatne (MP). Athula and Rosy have three children Kanishka, Thisakya and Radhya. Kanishka Senanayake contested the just concluded Parliamentary el

09 Aug, 2020