Keheliya Rambukwella arrested and jailed

Returnees from Maldives, Qatar among latest COVID-19 patients in Sri Lanka

Sri Lankans who returned from the Maldives and Qatar are among the latest COVID-19 patients detected in Sri Lanka, the Government information department said today. The Government said that 62 patients were detected with the virus yesterday (Saturday). Of the 62 patients 25 are from the Sri Lanka Navy and 37 Sri Lankan returnees. The returnees included three from the Maldives while the rest were from Qatar and Kuwait. As of this morning (Sunday) a total of 1620 people have been detected with

31 May, 2020

SJB insists it had backing of UNP when formed

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) today insisted that it had the support of the United National Party (UNP) to form the new alliance. SJB member Dr. Harsha de Silva told reporters today that lawyers of the SJB will deal with the decision taken by the UNP to suspend 99 members who are part of the SJB. The Working Committee of the UNP had this week endorsed the suspension of 99 of members. The decision was reached when the Working Committee convened at the UNP Headquarters with UNP leader Ranil

30 May, 2020

Government questions real motives of opposition to block polls

The Government today questioned the real motives of the opposition to block the Parliamentary elections. Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said that while the opposition should be attempting to topple the Government by demanding an election, the current opposition is attempting to delay the polls. “The public know the real reason why the opposition is against the election,” he said. The Prime Minister was speaking to reporters following a visit to Kandy today. Rajapaksa said that the National

30 May, 2020