SLFP chairman Maithripala Sirisena took Indian Airlines flight AI 284 at 2.50 am today (12) to New Delhi on his way to a visit in the US, said the party’s media unit.

Deshabandu Tennakoon has been appointed the acting police chief in order to implement the programme to curb drugs and the underworld, said public security minister Tiran Alles.

The Leader of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) Maithripala Sirisena says his party will support the abolition of the executive presidency.

The new amendments to the recently introduced Online Safety Act will be presented to the Cabinet for approval today (12), an official said. 

President Ranil Wickremesinghe visited the residence of former Minister Gamini Jayawickrama Perera, who is currently unwell, to inquire about his condition.

Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe, in an exclusive interview with WION's diplomatic correspondent Sidhant Sibal in Perth,

The Unified Payment Interface (UPI) services and RuPay card services will be rolled out in Sri Lanka and Mauritius at a virtual ceremony today (12).

Ravi Karunanayake, the UNP’s Colombo district leader, has urged all to set aside petty politics and unite to resolve the county’s serious economic crisis.

Mahinda Siriwardena is a deeply disappointed finance secretary due to the false accusations and pressure he is getting from various parties, it is learnt.