Major General Jagath Kodithuwakku, the present Deputy Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army has been appointed the new Chief of Staff of the Army, effective from Wednesday (June 08).

The next three weeks will be tough for Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said today (June 07) by making a special statement in Parliament regarding the country’s situation.

Two persons aged 32 and 48 years old had been hacked to death last night at Edagala Junction in Eppawala in Anuradhapura.

Former Governor of the Central Bank Ajith Nivard Cabraal was released on an Rs.10 million surety bail by Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court over a case filed by Ven. Thiniyawala Palitha Thera.

Former State Minister Ranjan Ramanayak was today sentenced to two-year-rigorous imprisonment suspended for five years by the Supreme Court in connection with the second contempt of court case.

The Sri Lankan Cabinet of Ministers have decided to serve without salaries for this year.

Former MP Ranjan Ramanayake who is serving a prison sentence for contempt of court sat for the first-semester examination of his bachelor’s degree in Community Development and Youth from Open University this morning (June 07), Prisons Spokesman Chandana Ekanayake said.

Cement companies have decided to increase the price of a 50kg bag of cement once again.

The Russian Federal Agency for Air Transport (Rosaviatsiya) has expressed its gratitude on Monday to the Sri Lankan authorities for resolving the issue with the seized Aeroflot aircraft.

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Dilip Wedaarachchi’s son, former Chairman of the Tangalle Urban Council Ravindu Wedaarachchi and his wife Nethmi Harindika Silva have been arrested in connection with obstructing duties of a police officer and alleged attempt of assault.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa vowed to finish the remaining two years in his term despite monthslong street protests calling for his ouster, but won’t stand for re-election as he focuses on fixing a financial mess that tipped Sri Lanka into its worst-ever economic crisis.

A Sri Lankan Court (Matara Magistrate’s Court) sentences a 30-year-old man to 3 & 1/2 years rigorous imprisonment, imposes a fine of Rs. 6,000/- and orders to pay Rs. 50,000/- for protesting by obstructing the street and damaging a police three-wheeler during a protest in Matara, Sri Lanka.

A 24-year-old youth was killed in a shooting incident in the Modara area in Colombo this evening (June 06), Police said.

Sri Lankan Minister Prasanna Ranatunga was sentenced to two years rigorous imprisonment suspended for five years by Colombo High Court after he was found guilty of one of the charges in a case filed for threatening a businessman demanding money in 2015.

The Colombo Commercial High Court today (June 06) issued an order suspending the Enjoining Order issued against the plane belonging to Russia’s Aeroflot Airlines.