Sri Lankan fashion icon and former actress?Akushla Sellayah?passed away

Coronavirus related deaths in Sri Lanka reaches 90

The coronavirus related deaths in Sri Lanka reached 90 this evening, the Government Information Department said. The Government Information Department said that three new deaths were confirmed today. Of the three deaths, one was an 86-year-old woman from Heiyanthuduwa. She died at the Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH) in Angoda. The second victim is a 60-year-old man from Colombo 15. He was initially admitted to the Colombo National Hospital but was later transferred to the Homagama hospital

23 Nov, 2020

Ranil Wickremesinghe turns down request to enter Parliament

By Easwaran Rutnam United National Party (UNP) Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has turned down a request to enter Parliament. A number of UNP members made the request to Wickremesinghe at a meeting today. Wickremesinghe was requested to enter Parliament through the only National List seat of the UNP. However, Wickremesinghe had turned down the request and proposed that a young UNP member be given the opportunity, UNP sources told Colombo Gazette. Accordingly the UNP will discuss the nomination

23 Nov, 2020

Moody’s says Sri Lanka’s 2021 budget unlikely to significantly boost growth

Moody?s Investors Service says Sri Lanka’s 2021 budget is unlikely to significantly boost growth in the country. On 17 November, Sri Lanka’s (Caa1 stable) Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Mahinda Rajapaksa presented the proposed 2021 budget. The budget calls for LKR3.6 trillion ($19.5 billion, 23.7% of 2020 forecast GDP) in expenditure, a 26% increase from its estimate for 2020. “Despite the growth focus of the budget, we do not expect it to provide a meaningful boost to output, while i

23 Nov, 2020