Leading businessman Lalith Kotelawala has passed away, aged 84, while receiving treatment at a private hospital in Colombo.
Two Jaffna university students shot dead by the police in 2016 have been remembered by their colleagues.
The United National Party (UNP) will hold a special convention today (21) mainly to introduce a new constitution for the party.
Attempts are being made to evacuate the families of three Sri Lankan women married to Palestinians as the Israeli attacks on Gaza continue for the 14th day.
Public life came to a standstill in the north and the east yesterday (20) as the result of a hartal called by seven Tamil parties.
Renowned traditional dancer Rajini Selvanayagam passed away last night (20) following an illness.
Chamuditha Samarawickrama, Keerthi Ratnayake and Harini Amali Wijetunga face contempt of court charges over social media posts carried by them.
Journalist Nimalarajan Mylvaganam has been remembered in the north and the east on his 23rd death anniversary.
State minister Diana Gamage charged that she was assaulted by a SJB MP outside the parliament chamber today (20).
Public security minister Tiran Alles said the president consulted him before granting a three-week service extension to police chief C.D. Wickramaratne.
