A major protest took place in Mannar town on March 23 against alleged plans to issue licenses to Indian fishermen to engage in fishing in Sri Lankan waters.

Several weeks of speculation over the post of IGP has ended with the president deciding to grant a three month extension for incumbent C.D. Wickramaratne, Presidential Secretariat sources said.

While having a chat with Mangala at the Radical Centre, supporting Ranil had become a topic. Mangala saw Ranil as the next leader. I vehemently opposed it as being ridiculous.

The government has decided to divest seven state-owned enterprises.

With incumbent Inspector General of Police (IGP) C.D. Wickramaratne set to retire on March 25, the decision regarding the appointment of a new IGP or whether the incumbent will be granted an extension is likely be announced today.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that the necessary steps will be taken to pass the best anti-Corruption Act in South Asia in Parliament soon.

Meta-owned messaging app WhatsApp has released a new desktop app for Windows, featuring faster loading times and the ability to hold group video calls with up to 8 people and audio calls with up to 32 people.

Patali Champika Ranawaka was today (23) elected uncontested as chairman of the newly-established sectoral oversight committee on state finance strategy (ways and means).

A video version of ‘Ratey Raala’, a controversial political column, has gone online.

The Chairman of the National Movement for Social Justice (NMSJ) Karu Jayasuriya called for a change in public attitudes, pointing out that the 'System Change' which is asked for by the young generation is similar to it.