Complaints have been lodged against the police over a use of force against Hindus involved in religious activities at Kurunthurmalai archaeology site in Mullaitivu.

Health minister Keheliya Rambukwella has appointed the six-member committee headed by Dr. Dedunu Dias and also comprising Prof. Priyadarshani Galappatti, Prof. Nithushi Samaranayake, Prof. S.S.P. Warnakulasuriya, Dr. Senith Liyanage and Dr. Philip H. Lee.

The government has been accused by the Centre for Environment and Nature Studies (CENS) of causing massive environmental destruction through its national physical plan 2011-2048.

Receiving an estimated electricity bill for the annual Esala Pageant is a normal procedure, said Diyawadana Nilame of Sri Dalada Maligawa Nilanga Dela Bandara.

The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) will be deserted by some of its members, but its voters will never desert the party, said its general secretary, attorney-at-law Sagara Kariyawasam.

The India-Sri Lanka Joint Committee established under MOU on Passenger Transportation by Sea held a virtual meeting on July 14 where discussions focused on the resumption of ferry services between the two countries connecting mutually agreed points.

Speaker Tan Chuan-Jin and Member of Parliament Cheng Li Hui (PHOTO: Yahoo News Singapore/PAP website)

The government is summoning the committee on parliamentary affairs today (17) in a hurry to get approval tomorrow for a proposal to set up a select committee to interfere with election and judicial officials, alleged opposition leader Sajith Premadasa.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday expressed his gratitude to Sri Lanka for supporting and helping Pakistan in reaching an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).