Extrajudicial killings and tortures by police and prison authorities in Sri Lanka have been alleged in a report submitted to the UN Human Rights Council.

The party takes the final decision on holdings elections, said SLPP MP Namal Rajapaksa.

Attempts at removing Deshabandu Tennakoon from his position of the IGP are intended at sabotaging the ‘Yukthiya’ operation, claimed public security minister Tiran Alles.

A meeting was convened at the Presidential Secretariat on Friday (15), chaired by National Security Advisor and President's Chief of Staff Sagala Ratnayaka, to discuss the launch of a new mobile application “Beach Clean-up Coordination APP” aimed at enhancing the cleanliness and waste management on beaches.

Sajith Premadasa has described the SJB as a party committed to furthering Buddhism.

The Sri Lanka Freedom Party's (SLFP) attempts to form a new alliance has hit a snag as it is planned to be supportive of either the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) or president Ranil Wickremesinghe.

The National People's Power (NPP) has decided to abstain at a vote on any proposal to parliament to hold a general election first.

The Agriculture Ministry is under pressure by the political authority to make payments to fertilizer importers that remain halted for around five years.

Decision-making in the SLPP has become problematic due to emerging differences between two Rajapaksas, Basil and Namal.

Powerful figures in the UNP and the SJB have held talks with the belief that the two parties should become one before the presidential polls.