President Ranil Wickremesinghe has written to his counterpart in the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan concerning bilateral ties between the two countries.
Former Superintendent of Police in Gampaha Lakshman Cooray and three others have been indicted on charges of planning to kill former president Mahinda Rajapaksa during an election rally 13 years ago.
Sri Lanka will replace the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTV) with a more comprehensive national security legislation in accordance with international best practices, Foreign Minister Ali Sabri told the 51st session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva yesterday (12).
Relatives of missing persons are deeply concerned that the 51st session of the UN Human Rights Council has failed to stress the need for an international inquiry against the Sri Lankan state.
Two activists of the recent anti-government protests, Nadeera Francis and Nalinda Cooray, have been released on bail.
Mr L. H. Creasy Silva (93), former Chairman, Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB), husband of late Mrs. Sumana Silva and beloved father of General Shavendra Silva, Chief of Defence Staff and former Commander of the Army, passed away on Tuesday (13).
The media has been extensively reporting that the son of former president Chandrika Kumaratunga will soon enter politics.
A leading local trade union, the Ceylon Bank Employees Union (CBEU), has marked 50 years since its longest strike that lasted more than 100 days.
The government is planning to sell a profit-earning animal farm owned by the state in Agarapathana, allege its workers who have staged an agitation in protest.
US ambassador Julie Chung was hosted to dinner by state minister of tourism Diana Gamage at her home at Akuregoda in Thalawathugoda last Friday night.
