The wife of Saharan Hashim, Fatima Sadiya has never stated that her husband had met with intelligence officers at their home at any point, Public Security Minister Sarath Weerasekera said in Parliament yesterday.

An Extraordinary Gazette was issued making it mandatory to obtain prior approval of the Director General of Health Services for gatherings, activities, events or similar places of meetings.

The draft bill to extend the retirement age of private sector employees to 60 years, has been passed in Parliament with amendments.

Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared open the National Defence College, today (Nov. 11).

Jathika Jana Balawegaya (JJB) Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake, yesterday (10) questioned Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa as to the criteria applied in appointing the Chairman and members of the ‘One Country, One Law’ Presidential Task Force.

Schutter Global Inspection and Survey Company, the third party testing organization selected by the Chinese company that is embroiled in a conflict with the Sri Lankan agricultural authorities, has cleared its samples of any harmful bacteria on the contrary to findings by Sri Lanka Plant Quarantine service, the company says.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has reiterated the importance of providing opportunities to children to pursue their higher studies in the country itself.

Woman Chief Inspector Kanchana Samarakoon will assume duties as the OIC of Naalla Police Station in Gampaha tomorrow, the Public Security Ministry said.

Minister of Finance Basil Rajapaksa has assured the trade unions of teachers and principals that one-third of their salary anomalies would be paid at once instead of under three stages.

Four more deaths have been reported due to various disasters caused by adverse weather conditions.

The Deputy Chairman of the Mawanella Pradeshiya Sabha, K.G. Jayatissa and two other councilors have been arrested by the police.

Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga said yesterday that the primary cause of the prevailing downfall of the economy is the COVID-19 pandemic and the Government is taking swift measures to revitalize the economy.

The Commercial High Court yesterday further extended the enjoining order issued to the People’s Bank and local shipping company until 19 November, preventing the payment of letters of credit to the local agent who imported organic fertiliser from Qingdao Seawin Biotech Group Co. Ltd.

While noting the demand for kerosene has surged in recent times, Minister of Energy, Udaya Gammanpila said the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) is incurring a daily loss of Rs. 23 million by selling a kerosene litre at Rs. 33. This, he said, was despite the demand for kerosene being doubled suddenly.

Sixteen trade unions in total affiliated to the health sector launched a token strike at 7.00 a.m. this morning (November 09).

A 23-year-old woman has died after a house was damaged in an earth slip in the area of Wennoruwa, Narammala this morning (November 09).