Highlighting President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s commitment over the past two years to rebuilding the economy, President's Chief of Staff and National Security Advisor Sagala Ratnayaka said that the President aims to implement an economic program that ensures a prosperous future for the country’s children within a corruption-free framework.

Parliamentarian S.M.M. Muszhaaraff has urged parliament to drop using the term Muslim and Islamic terrorism.

A former Sri Lankan cricketer was shot dead following a shooting in Ambalangoda last night (16).

Police said an unidentified man shot the victim while he was at his house with his wife and two children.

It was reported that the deceased, 41-year-old Dhammika Niroshana, was a former Sri Lankan cricketer.

He made his debut for the Sri Lanka Under 19s in 2000 and played under-19 Test and ODI cricket for 2 years.

Ambalangoda Police said the reason for the shooting and the suspect have yet to be identified.

(dailymirror.lk)

As the Presidential election is around the corner, the Election Commission said it has observed an unprecedented level of interest and enthusiasm from both the general public and institutional bodies towards the election.

The SJB met with representatives of the Humane People’s Alliance (HPA) led by Dayasiri Jayasekara at the office of the opposition leader in Colombo this morning (16).

Schools in upcountry areas where Malaiyaha Tamils live are yet to receive the ownership of the land on which they are located, although they were taken over by the state more than 50 years ago.

A Samagi Jana Balawegaya MP has proposed the declaration of a day of remembrance for those who died fighting on behalf of the Malaiyaha Tamils in the upcountry.

An ailing Vasudeva Nanayakkara has given place for ex-MP Niroshan Premaratne as acting leader of the Democratic Left Front, reports aruna.lk.