A prominent prisoners’ rights organization in Sri Lanka has requested the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to take immediate action to put an end to deaths caused by police torture.

An outlet of the Co-operative Wholesale Establishment (Sathosa) has allowed the sale of liquor in violation of quarantine regulations, it is learnt.

The Victorian Opposition has blasted the government after another apparent hotel quarantine breach that is believed to have led to the highly infectious Delta variant escaping into the community.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has said that despite the challenges posed during the transition period, people’s representatives should move forward to implement the decision to use organic fertilizer as it is beneficial to the people.

In a landmark immigration case in the United Kingdom, three Upper Tribunal judges have been scathing in their rejection of Australian and UK country reports used as a basis to determine asylum applications for Sri Lankan Tamils.

At a time where genuine vehicle importers, franchise holders and motor traders are on the verge of collapse due to import restrictions, the government's decision to allow assembly of cars with used imported spare parts and knocked down parts will push the country into further difficulties, industry stakeholders said.

Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe called on the government to immediately appoint a Parliamentary Select Committee to inquire into the sinking X-Press Pearl.

The Government has allowed several local companies to import certain agro chemicals urgently needed for the plantation sector, reversing its ban on importing herbicides and pesticides with immediate effect.

As the country experiences an increasing need for oxygen to treat COVID-19 affected patients, the health authorities have conveyed to the Presidential Task Force that a greater need is likely to occur for oxygen.