The fleet of 107 vehicles that were returned to the Presidential Secretariat had not been given to the permanent staff of the Presidential Secretariat but to the former President's personal staff appointed under Article 41 (1) of the Constitution, the President's Media Division (PMD) said.

Coalition talks between the UNP and the SJB have collapsed due to the latter’s condition that Ranil Wickremesinghe should immediately step down from party leadership.

An IMF delegation led by its mission chief for Sri Lanka Peter Breuer is expected in the island on 02 October.

The SJB remains committed to a successful nation and has no intention of seeing its collapse, said its deputy national organizer S.M. Marikkar.

Ex-MP Mahindananda Aluthgamage says all those who had supported Ranil Wickremesinghe at the presidential polls would unite in an extensive alliance to contest the upcoming presidential polls.

Children aged below 12 years will be allowed free entrance to the state-run zoological gardens on October 01 to mark International Children's Day.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake removed former Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva, who had been appointed as the President’s representative in the Constitutional Council with immediate effect, and appointed Minister Vijitha Herath.

The People’s Alliance (PA) with the ‘chair’ symbol is considering contesting the parliamentary polls under the SJB-led alliance, political sources say.

Talks between the SJB and the UNP on contesting the upcoming general election together have collapsed due to a condition laid down by the former.

The police will continue with operations to curb crimes by rectifying shortcomings in the ‘Yukthiya’ operation, said newly-appointed acting IGP Priyantha Weerasuriya.