President Ranil Wickremesinghe marks his 75th birthday today (24).

SLPP MPs who do not abide by the party policies and decisions should not be given nominations at the next general election, a group of 12 seniors has proposed.

Legal action will be taken against police officers who gave wrong information in the setting up of community police committees, said public security minister Tiran Alles.

Former President Maithripala Sirisena, who landed himself in hot water after claiming that he was aware of the ‘real perpetrators’ of the Easter Sunday bomb attacks, now says his remarks were based on some information he had received three weeks ago.

SLPP founder Basil Rajapaksa has ruled out creating political trouble in order to obtain a snap general election, but insisted his party’s sole objective is to hold that election as soon as possible.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe underscored a concerning trend in the healthcare sector of Sri Lanka: the significant emigration rate among trained medical professionals.

The Justice Ministry has withdrawn its draft bill to amend the Penal Code’s Sections 363 and 364, which deal with statutory rape, Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe said.

Three mainstream political parties have so far paid more than Rs. 10 billion to pollsters to know the public opinion, according to political sources.

Minister of Public Security Tiran Alles has ordered IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon to conduct an immediate investigation into the recent statement by former President Maithripala Sirisena on the Easter Sunday bomb attacks.

The Sri Lanka Rupee will appreciate against the US dollar from the present Rs. 299 to stand between Rs. 250 and Rs. 260 soon, predicts professor of economics at Peradeniya University Wasantha Athukorale.