The telephone party will be disconnected from politics within weeks of May Day, said UNP leader for Colombo Ravi Karunanayake.

The Freedom People's Congress (FPC) will field a patriot as it presidential candidate and go on to build a new patriotic force, said its deputy president Udaya Gammanpila.

The country has achieved a significant victory by reviving the economy and recording foreign reserves in excess of five billion US dollars within two years of bankruptcy, said finance state minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya.

Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapaksa says he is still undecided, although ex-president Maithripala Sirisena announced him as a presidential candidate.

MP Dr. Gayashan Nawananda says he decided to be a strength to president Ranil Wickremesinghe after finding him to be the only leader capable of making the country strong.

Roshan Ranasinghe, who was sacked as the sports minister, fears he was poisoned while leaving on an overseas tour about 1 ½ months ago.

The Indian high commission in Colombo has rejected claims that Indian companies have taken over visa issuance at the Bandaranaike International Airport at Katunayake.

The Sri Lanka Ports Authority handled a record 652,766 containers in the first quarter of 2024.

URF leader Patali Champika Ranawaka has spoken about the existence of a political underworld in the country.

Revenue from commodity exports rose by 9.8 per cent to 1,139 million US dollars in March 2024, said the Central Bank.