A wealthy businessman has been arrested on a charge of having sexually-abused a young female who works under him at a star-class hotel in Colombo.

A vaccine used in the treatment of pneumonia and meningitis has been purchased at a price very much higher than the market price, a latest audit has revealed.

The health minister has agreed to conduct a ministry-level inquiry into officials who had recommended the cremation of Muslims who had died of the coronavirus.

Flour prices have to be increased because monopoly holders Prima and Serendib have to pump money for the presidential election campaign, charged NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

The staff of Bandaranaike International Airport at Katunayake staged a protest yesterday (19) to press for several demands.

The Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) says it is launching a third path political journey devoid of the two ends of extremism, while practicing the masses on exercising powers.

True people’s representatives opposed to corruption should vote in support of the anti-corruption bill at its third reading in parliament today (19), said justice minister Wijayadasa Rajapakshe.

Highlighting the Parliament’s special responsibility in ensuring financial disciplin, president Ranil Wickremesinghe stressed the importance of utilizing power effectively to prevent financial crises.

Passage of the anti-corruption act is a must, said president of the National Movement for Social Justice, Karu Jayasuriya.