Public security minister Tiran Alles has refused to consider a UN Human Rights Council letter that alleges human rights violations during ‘Yukthiya’ operation.

Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa has accused president Ranil Wickremesinghe of using state officials in a failed attempt to lure SJB MPs.

Samagi Jana Balawegaya Deputy National Organiser S.M. Marikkar yesterday (19) reiterated the party’s intention to renegotiate the agreement between the Sri Lankan Government and the International Monetary Fund.

The Senior Oncologist of the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital Dr. Krishantha Perera, who was disappointed by the recent incident at the hospital, has decided to retire voluntarily.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has emphasised the importance of recognising the West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem as part of the State of Palestine. 

Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa has told a delegation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that he intended to amend the one-sided pact the present government has signed with it and enter into a people-friendly one.

The National Movement for Social Justice has urged the government to formulate a new bill for online safety in consideration of the views of experts, stakeholders and the society.

The director board of the Consumer Affairs Authority is allegedly planning to approve the release of a stock of rice unfit for human consumption.

Survey department officials had to withdraw from charting a LTTE cemetery at Alampil in Mullaitivu due to objections raised by Tamils of the area.

Residents of Horton Place are up in arms against the proposal by the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) to rename the road as Ponnambalam Arunachalam Mawatha, a resident told Daily Mirror.