Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa says the President through his address to the nation has revealed to the country the inability and the failure of the present government.

The Central Bank has told banks not to request dollars from the banking regulator’s depleted foreign currency reserves, and instead find it in the cash-short market as the country faces a major scarcity of dollars in the forex market.

Speculation is rife in political circles that SLPP strongman Basil Rajapaksa will be appointed Minister of Finance and Economic Development after he takes oaths as a National List MP on July 6.

Five areas in the Colombo, Ratnapura and Nuwara-Eliya Districts have been placed under isolation as of 6.00 am today.

The owners of the X-Press Pearl ship have agreed to pay a compensation of Rs. 720 million to the fishing community affected by the fire that erupted in the vessel.

The VAT policy with regard to the postal shipments by the European Union (EU) on their member countries will be revised with effect from July 01, 2021, says Sri Lanka Post.

Venerable Omalpe Sobitha thera says subjugatory actions of certain individuals before selected politicians has led to the country’s deterioration.

A man who was in possession of 182 kg of Kerala cannabis has been taken into custody in the area of Kudiyiruppu in Pooneryn, says SDIG Ajith Rohana.

Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa delivered a special address to the nation in a televised broadcast on Friday (June 25).

Four Grama Niladhari Divisions in Kegalle District have been isolated with effect from 6.00 am today (June 26), the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) says.

About 150 death row inmates were on a hunger strike Friday to demand their sentences be commuted after Sri Lanka’s president pardoned a former lawmaker who had been condemned for an election-related killing.

A fire has erupted in the engine room of container ship ‘MSC Messina’ in Indian ocean halfway between Sri Lanka and Malacca Strait.

The United National Human Rights Commission says the release of former Parliamentarian Duminda Silva is another example of selective, arbitrary granting of pardons.

The United States has condemned the release of former MP Duminda Silva on a special presidential pardon.

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) yesterday via a statement condemned the Presidential pardon for convict and former MP Duminda Silva, saying it was “unreasonable and arbitrary” and would result in erosion to the rule of law and loss of public confidence in justice.

The isolation orders have been imposed on 10 more localities in five districts effective from 6.00 am today (June 25), the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) announced.