The State Printing Department has violated budgetary circulars and spent 69.39 per cent more than the approved allocations for the payment of overtime and other allowances to its staff last year, said the National Audit Office.

‘Goda Yamu’, a campaign encouraging the public to accept necessary economic reforms, won a bronze at the 4A’s advertising festival in the integrated not-for-profit category.

Two east-based political activists have been summoned to Sri Lanka’s counter-terrorism police unit within a day after a north-based lawmaker sent a letter to the President requesting that ongoing police harassment against Tamil political activists be stopped.

SJB MP S.M. Marikkar says he wants to see at least 100 children gain university admission each year from his Kolonnawa electorate.

A catholic priest who had been killed for campaigning against crimes by Indian peacekeepers has been remembered on his 36th death anniversary.

Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa has urged the government to halt offering soft liquor permits as bribes to lure persons politically.

A newly-elected government will have to face a ‘huge mess’, said Samabima leader Deepthi Kumara Gunaratne.

ITAK MP Charles Nirmalanathan has demanded the immediate enforcement of the law against six policemen who damaged a citizen’s property in a vehicle accident.

Public security minister Tiran Alles said he has directed IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon to order the CID to commence investigations into the threats reported by CoPF chairman Harsha de Silva against him.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has re-appointed General Shavendra Silva as the Chief of Defence Staff until December 31st.