The government is planning to replace the Prevention of Terrorism Act with fresh legislation modelled on the Patriot Act of the United States, it is learnt.

Around 19,916 persons belonging to 6,310 families in Jaffna, Mullaitivu, Killinochchi, Trincomalee, Puttalam and Gampaha districts have been affected by floods while around 2,600 persons have been displaced, Disaster Management Centre sources said

With a meeting between government representatives and European Union delegates looming in early December, the Department of Commerce (DOC) is in the final stages of drafting its application for the restoration of Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) plus status to Sri Lanka.

In an effort to create awareness of the adverse effect of unhealthy food, the Sri Lanka Diabetes Federation, the Diabetes Research Unit of the University of Colombo and NCD Unit of the Health Ministry reiterated the importance of eating food with less sugar, salt and high fat and switching to healthy lifestyles.

Tilak Marapana, who resigned as Minister of Law, Order and Prison Reforms over a conflict of interest issue pertaining to the controversial business entity Avant Garde told his side of the story to Piyasena Dissanayake.

President Maithripala Sirisena says as a nation that has undergone much suffering due to terrorism, Sri Lanka unreservedly condemns terrorist attacks in Paris.

Colombo Commercial High Court today issued summons on former President Mahinda Rajapaksa and six others to appear in courts on March 10, 2016 for nonpayment of funds for the use of CTB buses for his election campaign during the last presidential election.

Postal services across the island are expected to be disrupted today as several postal department trade unions have launched a 24-hour trade union action based on several demands.

According to the European Space Agency, something is going to fall to Earth on Friday, 13 November. A mysterious piece of space debris named WT1190F is predicted to re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere at around 06:20 GMT in the skies above the Indian Ocean.

Minister of Finance Mr. Ravi Karunanayake said that since the government invited the Swiss Bank account holders to deposit their money here, Sri Lankan banks have received 450 million US dollars.

Colombo Chief Magistrate Gihan Pilapitiya yesterday ordered the release of 38 LTTE suspects on conditional bail.

The CID informed Colombo Magistrate’s Court that former Minister Mervyn Silva did not lodge a complaint against former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa regarding the ‘white van abductions’.

Sri Lanka’s government Wednesday decided to revoke a purported agreement Avant Garde had entered into with the defence minister under former secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa and asked the navy to take over the private firm’s operations.

Former President and Parliamentarian Mahinda Rajapaksa has issued a condolence message in view of the death of the Ven. Sobitha Thera.

Minister Sagala Ratnayaka is tipped to take oaths as the Law and Order Minister in addition to his portfolio of Southern Development. Meanwhile D.M. Swaminathan is reported to get the Prisons portfolio in addition to his portfolios Rehabilitation and Resettlement.