SLPP MP Susil Premajayantha, a senior politician who was stripped of his state ministry by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa attended an event held yesterday (08) to mark the 123rd birth anniversary of the late SLFP founder S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike. The commemoration ceremony was held under the patronage of former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga.

Veteran Sri Lankan singer Desmond De Silva has passed away at the age of 77 in Melbourne, Australia.

An international festival in the North has been postponed indefinitely after the Minister of Sports was invited to the event amidst strong public backlash.

The Sri Lankan Embassy in Tokyo, Japan may be forced to close for several days due to the negligence of Sri Lankan ambassador to Japan Sanjiv Gunasekara, sources from the Foreign Ministry revealed.

Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says that assistance should be sought from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to stabilise the economy.

A radio show on Neth FM says that a conspiracy to oust Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa may be brewing within the ruling family.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will have an opportunity to help out Sri Lanka when he visits this weekend as the island nation searches for funds to rebuild foreign exchange reserves and repay debt amid ballooning import bills.

India on Thursday assured Sri Lanka of its support to tide over "difficult times" even as it welcomed the Trincomalee tank farms project saying it will augment bilateral energy security.

The Chairman of the National Movement for Social Justice Karu Jayasuriya has commended former President Maithripala Sirisena for pointing out the negative consequences of the 20th Amendment.

Although Sri Lanka is committed to repaying its debt, it is not committed to saving the country, says leading economist Dr. Nishan de Mel.