The adjournment debate on the second reading of the proposed anti-corruption act takes place in parliament today (06).

Thailand on Wednesday said that the ailing elephant ‘Muthu Raja’ or ‘Sak Surin’ will not be returned to Sri Lanka and the animal is now under the patronage of the Thai King, Thai PBS media agency reported.

A 35-year-old woman had fallen unconscious and died following surgery at Colombo’s National Eye Hospital.

Mullaitivu magistrate T. Saravanaraja on July 04 ordered the police to evict a group of Buddhist monks from an archaeological site claimed by Buddhists and Hindus.

The SJB’s working committee will take a final decision with regard to the president’s invitation to join the government to resolve national issues, said general secretary of the party Ranjith Madduma Bandara.

The latest ‘Mood of the Nation’ poll shows that economic confidence is less negative than in February, said Verité Research.

The draft of a set of new labour laws to suit the present day needs is due to be submitted to the Labour Advisory Council tomorrow (06).

The son of MP Dayasiri Jayasekara was robbed by a knife-wielding man at Layard’s Road in Bambalapitiya on July 03, police said.

SLPP MP Sagara Kariyawasam says he will propose to parliament the formulation of a mechanism to expedite the hearing of cases at courts.

Anyone finding fault with the manner of the domestic debt restructuring process should come up with an alternative, said SLPP MP Sagara Kariyawasam.