The Executive Committee of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has expressed its grave concern at the recent statements made by parliamentarian Premnath Dolawatte and State Minister Shehan Semasinghe referring to an ongoing case in the Supreme Court pertaining to the Local Authorities elections.

FactSeeker, an affiliate of the Sri Lanka Press Institute, has compiled a report on foreign exchange earnings during different regimes since 2002.

A 39-year-old woman in Ragama has been remanded for harassing and beating her teenage stepdaughter after a video showing the harassment has gone viral in social media.

Lawyer Nuwan Bopage has obtained an assurance before courts from the registrar general of persons to mention his race as Sri Lankan in the birth certificate of his son.

Finance state minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya questions as to how the government could provide funds for the local government polls as per a court ruling when there is no money available.

Four out of the five members of the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) say they have no part in the decision taken to summon public security minister Tiran Alles before the commission on March 13.

The SLPP is giving top consideration to replace its chairman Prof. G.L. Peiris with a civil society member.

An IT officer attached to the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau (GSMB) has been assaulted by an office assistant over an alleged vehicle parking dispute.

A laboratory test is yet to take place to determine the quality of the teargas being used by the police to disperse protestors.

A CID team is due to leave for Madagascar today (11) to bring back two Sri Lankan criminals under arrest in that country.