Public security minister Tiran Alles has stressed the need for commitment by the entire police force to eradicate drugs and the underworld.

The Gotabaya Rajapaksa regime collapsed within one year of the curse against the abductors of her husband she had made in front of Goddess Kali, said the wife of journalist Prageeth Ekneligoda.

The Ministry of Wildlife and Wildlife Conservation will be taken forward as a major foreign exchange earner for the country, said new subject minister Pavitra Wanniarachchi upon assuming duties today (26).

The Election Commission will not be rendered inactive due to the resignation of a member, said its former chairman Mahinda Deshapriya.

Entrepreneur Dilith Jayaweera has challenged JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake for an open debate with regard to his latest accusation against him.

Beruwala Mayor M. Mohamed has accused the SJB leadership of having hoodwinked him.

Tens of thousands of people attended the NPP’s inaugural rally in Anuradhapura yesterday afternoon (25) for the upcoming local government polls.

P.S.M. Charles has resigned as a member of the Election Commission.

A former chairman of the State Pharmaceuticals Corporation Dr. H.M.M. Rumi has been appointed to the working committee of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB).

Holding an election at this juncture is a matter irrelevant to the Central Bank, said its governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe.