Arjuna Ranatunga has been asked to resign as chairman of the National Sports Council (NSC) immediately.

The Government Analyst’s Department yesterday confirmed that Pulasthini Mahendran alias Sarah Jasmine, a converted Islamic extremist and part of Zahran Hashim’s terror group has died in the bomb attack that took place in Sainthamaruthu on April 26, 2019.

The Navy has denied that it was planning to build any other shrine or religious monument on Kachchativu Island.

Nadun Chinthaka Wickramaratne alias Harak Kata today (29) filed a fundamental rights petition in the Supreme Court seeking an order to the police to ensure his safety whilst in detention.

More than 20 trade union leaders and workers of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) have been sent on compulsory leave for disrupting CPC’s functions, said minister Kanchana Wijesekara.

The National Movement for a Radical Change is holding its inaugural meeting at Sri Lanka Foundation in Colombo today (29), starting at 4.30 pm.

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has decided to send on compulsory leave the trade union leaders who obstructed fuel distribution and intimidated workers yesterday (28).

Colombo Fort magistrate Thilina Gamage yesterday (28) remanded Chandima Nayanajith, the former opposition leader of the Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte Municipal Council on charges of setting fire to the private residence of the then prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on July 09 last year.

The secretary to the president yesterday afternoon (28) issued a letter extending the term of IGP C.D. Wickramaratne by three months.

The 17th Speaker of the Sri Lankan Parliament, Joseph Michael Perera, passed away on Tuesday (28).