Jaffna District Parliamentarian S. Shritharan has been elected as the leader of the Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) at the party election held today (21).

President Ranil Wickremesinghe is accompanied in his ongoing official visit to Uganda by four opposition MPs among others.

The new alliance by the Anura Yapa and Nimal Lanza faction will hold its maiden public rally at Ja Ela town on 27 January.

A monk accused of insulting Buddhism has been arrested again by the police computer crimes division.

Finance state minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya has responded to allegations that Rs. 1.3 billion has been allotted to restructure Sri Lanka Telecom.

A leaked audio conversation between a police officer and a female lawyer, suspected of representing a relative of organized criminal Ganemulla Sanjeewa who is being held at the Weeragula Police Station, has surfaced.

Strong public opposition forced state minister Sanath Nishantha to turn back from a meeting on road development at Daluwa in Puttalam yesterday (19).

The three main parliamentary committees will become null and void once parliament is prorogued next week.

Sri Lankans staying in Tamil Nadu, South India on refugee visa now have the opportunity to own all-country Sri Lanka passports.

Acting IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon says he has issued fresh instructions on Friday (19 Jan.) to all police stations to refrain from pulling over vehicles for inspections while the officers are clad in civilian clothing.

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