The vacant post of general secretary of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) has attracted the attention of several party seniors.

Cabinet approved has been granted to introduce stronger laws to punish those who post nude pictures and videos on social media.

Assuming responsibility in May last year amid chaos in the country, public security minister Tiran Alles claims to have restored the respect and dignity of the police since.

Unable to find employment to suit their qualifications, more than 1,000 Sri Lankan engineers, lawyers and accountants have been forced to work at restaurants, petrol sheds and supermarkets in foreign countries, said Foreign Ministry sources.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe and SLPP founder Basil Rajapaksa met recently for talks on upcoming elections.

Sri Lanka is yet to meet eight key commitments it has made to the IMF, including reforms in loss-making state entities, said senior research analyst at Verite Research Sureni Weeratunga.

Incumbent Ranil Wickremesinghe will not contest the next presidential polls as he is without any public support and was appointed to the position on the strength of the SLPP MPs, said SJB MP S.M. Marikkar.

An ASP attached to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has been transferred on allegations of having aided the underworld leader and drug trafficker Nadun Chinthaka alias ‘Harak Kata’.

Parliament has a new deputy secretary general and chief of staff in lawyer Chaminda Kularatne.