The Russian Federation has transferred USD 5.5 million to the World Food Program (WFP) in order to provide financing of the projects related to the development of sustainable school nutrition systems in Sri Lanka.

With Sri Lanka facing a multitude of crises on all fronts, highly placed sources within the United National Party (UNP) said that Party Leader and former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has decided to contribute towards a new nation-building programme in 2022.

An investigation has started in the death of a Sri Lankan national after the autopsy report showed that he died by strangulation, the Seychelles Police said on Wednesday.

If Mahinda Rajapaksa was to step down from the post of Premiership, he would notify me about his decision, Vice Chancellor of the University of Colombo and Chief Incumbent of Abayaramaya in Narahenpita Ven. Muruththetuwe Ananda Thera said.

Opposition lawmaker Dr. Harsha de Silva yesterday said ad-hoc and highly questionable measures would not resolve but rather further aggravate the severe foreign exchange and reserves crisis facing the country.

Sri Lanka announced on Monday the closure of three overseas diplomatic missions as part of a restructuring bid to save the country's much-needed foreign currency reserves and minimising expenditure in the wake of grave economic challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Local residents Oothuchenai, a village in Batticaloa bordering Polonnaruwa district, blocked a highway between Polonnaruwa and Colombo on Monday, in protest against rampant sand mining in their locality.

The Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) Ajith Nivard Cabraal announced today that Sri Lanka’s official foreign reserves have reached approximately USD 3.1 billion.

The government must approach the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and seek assistance without further delay or come up with an acceptable alternative, former Prime Minister and United National Party Leader (UNP) Ranil Wickremesinghe said.

The circular issued by the Registrar General stating that a Sri Lankan citizen must obtain a ‘Security Clearance Report’ from the Ministry of Defence if he/she wishes to marry a foreigner in Sri Lanka can be considered as an ill-advised attempt by the Government to restrict personal freedoms, the Chairman of the National Movement for Social Justice Karu Jayasuriya said.