Acknowledging that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is the only institution that can support a struggling country like Sri Lanka, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that he is willing to provide the opportunity to submit any alternative proposals to the government's program to the IMF.

The 110-year-old Public Performance Board Act is to be replaced with a new one.

YouTuber Sepal Amarasinghe today (21) tendered an apology in open court over his disrespectful remarks on the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic.

The Export-Import Bank of China has provided Sri Lanka with a debt extension, China’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday, noting that China is willing to negotiate a medium- and long-term debt disposal plan with the country in a friendly manner, and do its best to promote Sri Lanka’s debt sustainability.

The UNP is convening its working committee this afternoon (21) to discuss around 1,100 of its local government members who are supporting the SJB.

The JVP is against the 13th amendment to the constitution, said its politburo member Sunil Handunnetti.

Police have temporarily recalled its personnel from duties at the local government polls due on March 09.

SLPP MP Namal Rajapaksa has given an assurance never to engage in character assassinations hereafter for political or other gains in his politics.

Police used water cannons and teargas to disperse a protest by the SJB in Colombo yesterday afternoon (20) to demand local government polls.

MP Prof. G.L. Peiris has urged president Ranil Wickremesinghe to dissolve parliament, claiming the present government has no people’s mandate whatsoever.