MP Basil Rajapaksa has been granted bail by the Colombo High Court a short while ago.

Air Vice Marshal Gagan Bulathsinhala has been appointed as Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force, the Air Force Spokesman said.

Former Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa said he would not enter active politics in the future.

The State-owned Chinese company that initiated the Colombo Port City Project worth US $ 1.4 billion has failed to produce the Cabinet approval and the vital environmental clearance certificate on the feasibility of the project, Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake said.

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday said that he would accept the people’s invitation to contest the next general election as the prime ministerial candidate.

Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga (CBK) rubbished claims yesterday that the country’s economy had grown 8 per cent during the tenure of the previous government.

Wife of missing journalist Prageeth Ekneligoda, Sandya Ekneligoda paid a short visit to Lake House yesterday. Ekneligoda who was unable to talk at length said she appreciates the work done by the Criinal Investigations Division (CID) in trying to find her husband.

Sri Lanka’s Cabinet of Ministers today approved a proposal to increase the number of seats in Parliament to 237, through the 20th amendment to the constitution.

Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa has arrived at CID (Criminal Investigation Department) a short while ago, to record a statement, reliable sources reported.

Former JVP Leader Somawansa Amarasinghe addressing the media yesterday said the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) must come to an end because it is today a misguided political movement.

Sri Lanka’s new government plans to borrow up to $2.0 billion from overseas, the finance minister said Thursday, just two weeks after raising a billion through its first international bond issue.

Former Prime Ministers, Ratnasiri Wickremanayake and D. M. Jayaratne were appointed as Senior Political Advisors to the President.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday urged the Opposition to select between a no confidence motion or general election rather than pursuing both and constantly criticising the Government for exceeding its 100-day mandate.

Four more MPs were sworn in as deputy ministers before President Maithripala Sirisena on Wednesday afternoon.