The SLPP’s executive committee has decided to remove Prof. G.L. Peiris as the party’s chairman, news1st.lk reported.

Yenula Arya Hennaka, a six-year-old boy who had a tremendous zest for life, died on February 24 in a hospice residence in Ohio, after a fierce two-year battle with cancer.

A new date for the local government polls 2023 will be announced before March 09, said Election Commission chairman Nimal G. Punchihewa.

The Supreme Court today (03) issued an interim order preventing the treasury secretary and the attorney general from withholding any funds allocated for holding local government polls 2023.

The government has been urged to pay an interim allowance of Rs. 20,000 per month to state sector workers, until they are given a salary increase.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe emphasized that the only way to bring about a change of government is through a parliamentary election and not through street protests, stating that the latter is not a viable option for the parliament.

Senior media-man Sudewa Hettiarachchi has launched a YouTube channel by the same name on current affairs, political and other dialogues.

The Medical Supplies Division is going against a Presidential Secretariat order to halt the importation of substandard diabetes test strips and test kits from India, according to sources at the Health Ministry.

The fourth research note published by the Verité Research Sri Lanka Economic Policy Group presents an analysis by Professor Mick Moore (International Centre for Tax and Development) and Dr. Nishan De Mel (Verité Research) explaining why universal tax registration is not advisable for Sri Lanka.

The Export-Import Bank of China (Exim) has assured support to Sri Lanka in its loan application to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).