The leader of the Mawbima Party (MJP) Dilith Jayaweera has promised to create an entrepreneurial state that will ensure dignity for the war veterans too.

Recognising the efforts of Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) General Secretary Ven. Galaboda Atte Gnanasara Thera in promoting national unity and social support, the Chief Prelates of the Malwathu, Asgiri, Ramanna Nikaya, and the Amarapura Maha Sangha Sabha have appealed to the President to grant Ven. Gnanasara Thera a pardon on Vesak Poya day.

Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa has urged war veterans to be partners to the humanitarian operation to build the country.

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Dr. Harsha de Silva revealed that the tax arrears owed to the State by the Department of Excise amount to approximately seven billion rupees.

Several powerful figures in the president’s election operations committee have strongly objected to the presence of Basil Rajapaksa and his followers at its meetings.

The AstraZeneca vaccines that had been recalled recently after having shown various side-effects were received by 24 August 2021.

The senior lawmakers of Samagi Jana Balawegaya have decided to inquire from their leader Sajith Premadasa about the composition of his cabinet if the party wins the next presidential election.

A bill for economic transformation is to be tabled in parliament on 22 May, reports 'Lankadeepa'.

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has suggested dates for holding the proposed debate on economic policies with the National Peoples’ Power (NPP).

Customs officials and informants had been paid more than Rs. 24,220 million as cash rewards between 2012 and 2023, said the National Audit Office in a report.