A high level team of senior law officials from Colombo flying to Jaffna, to ban ongoing memorial events for a Tamil Tiger leader who died 36 years ago in a non-violent struggle, have returned empty handed.

The then prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was made to sit outside for 25 minutes when he went to the Defence Ministry to attend the National Security Council meeting after the Easter Sunday attacks, said UNP MP Wajira Abeywardena.

The then law and order minister Ranjith Madduma Bandara had been informed, both orally and in writing, by the head of state intelligence at the time about Zahran Hashim in 2018, SLPP MP Sarath Weerasekara said.

The government has been accused of attempting to police the internet via the online safety bill that has been approved by the cabinet and gazetted.

New regulations are being introduced for online safety, with a related bill by public security minister Tiran Alles has already been approved by the cabinet and gazetted.

The Contract for Design, Installation, Testing & Commissioning of Signalling system for Sri Lanka Railways from Maho to Anuradhapura (66 km) was signed between the Ministry of Transport and Highways of Sri Lanka and IRCON Ltd yesterday(September 21) in the presence of the Minister of Transport and Highways of Sri Lanka, Dr. Bandula Gunawardane and the High Commissioner of India in Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay.

A warrant has been issued against a Navy intelligence officer after he failed to turn up continuously for court hearings relating to threats to a Tamil journalist.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has told the United Nations that he intended to lead Sri Lanka towards sustainable recovery and growth, benefiting all segments of society and ensuring peace, prosperity and reconciliation.

The Colombo District Court today (21) issued an enjoining order preventing the operation of an explanation letter sent by Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) Chairman Maithripala Sirisena to former SLFP General Secretary Dayasiri Jayasekara.