The people of this country should base their decisions on proper data and facts and not on noise, lies and propaganda, former President Mahinda Rajapaksa said.

Events to remember LTTE members who died in the war took place in the north yesterday (27).

It was disclosed at the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Mass Media that the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) and the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) continue to incur losses.

The government’s intention of appointing an acting police chief for the next three months came under discussion at the cabinet meeting yesterday (27), nethnews.lk reports.

Three more skeletal remains were unearthed at Kokkutuduvai gravesite in Mullaitivu yesterday (27) making it a total of 37.

There is an invisible hand behind the removal of Roshan Ranasinghe from the Cabinet, Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa said.

Sri Lankan journalist and human rights defender Freddy Gamage has received the medal of honour of Timor-Leste to become one of its several overseas recipients this year.

Certain media has reported that former environment minister Naseer Ahamed has taken home the two luxury jeeps worth nearly Rs. 200 million issued to him during his ministerial tenure.

The distribution of vouchers for school shoes will be carried out in December this year, Minister of Education Susil Premajayantha announced yesterday (27).