‘Aswesuma’ could be a programme for the betterment of the poor, but its implementation is a complete failure, said opposition leader Sajith Premadasa.

Social activist Piyath Nikeshala has been taken into custody by the CID over his live streaming of the arson attack on president Ranil Wickremesinghe’s private residence nearly a year ago.

Toque monkeys will not be exported to China, the Department of Wildlife Conservation has informed the Court of Appeal.

A former chairman of the State Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing Corporation, Dr. Sayuru Samarasundera, was seriously injured in an attack near his home at Hokandara around 9.00 pm yesterday (26).

Parliamentarian Udaya Gammanpila is accusing the government of forcing a restructuring of the domestic debt.

The coming week will be earth-shaking for the financial and social sectors, warned the leader of United Republican Front (URF) Patali Champika Ranawaka.

An organized gang claiming to be public health inspectors (PHIs) is reportedly extorting money from businesses in many parts of the island.

The SLPP will field a presidential candidate capable of winning his camp and the country, said its MP Namal Rajapaksa.

Lands and buildings with historical value will be preserved as national heritages, said chairman of the Urban Development Authority (UDA) Nimesh Herath.

The court of appeal has quashed the summons issued by the Colombo Fort magistrate’s court on senior DIG in charge of the western province Deshabandu Thennakoon to appear before courts as a suspect in connection with the finding of Rs. 17.8 million in cash from President’s House when protestors stormed the building in June last year.