Renowned Sri Lankan actress Susantha Chandramali passed away

Police say no island-wide curfew during the weekend

The Police said that there will not be an island-wide curfew enforced over the weekend. Police spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said that the coronavirus task force met this evening and discussed the situation in the country. However, he said that at the discussion there was no decision taken to enforce an island-wide curfew. DIG Ajith Rohana said that results of PCR tests carried out in various parts of the country are being received. He said that further steps will be taken based on the results

23 Oct, 2020

SJB sacks all MPs who backed 20th Amendment from Parliamentary group

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has sacked all the SJB Parliamentarians who voted in support of the 20th Amendment to the Constitution, from the Parliamentary group. SJB Parliamentarian Dr. Harsha de Silva said that the SJB met this evening and decided to expel those MPs from the SJB Parliamentary group. “This evening?@sjbsrilanka decided to immediately expel from our parliamentary group all SJB MPs who voted with the Government to pass the autocratic 20th amendment to the Constitution in vio

23 Oct, 2020

Two units of Panadura garment factory closed as a precaution

By Vyshnavy?Velrajh Two units of a garment factory in Panadura have been closed as a precaution after the family members of two employees tested positive for the coronavirus. Panadura Urban Council (UC) Chairman Nandana Gunathilaka told Colombo Gazette that the family members of the garment factory who tested positive for the coronavirus had visited the Peliyagoda Fish Market. A number of traders and others linked to the Peliyagoda Fish Market tested positive for the coronavirus recently. Gu

23 Oct, 2020