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The Cabinet of Ministers today has granted approval to a proposal to provide a grant of Rs. 2.5 million to the family of Priyantha Kumara Diyawadana, who was murdered in Sialkot, Pakistan on Friday (December 3).

The Punjab Police arrested on Monday the ‘most-wanted’ suspect involved in the lynching of the Sri Lankan factory manager Priyantha Kumara, Pakistani media reported.

The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has directed the two major LP gas distributors to supply new stocks of LP gas cylinders with coloured polythene seals depicting their logo in a different colour.

North-Western Province Governor Raja Kollure passed away at the age of 83 while receiving treatment for COVID-19, family sources said.

Leader of the JVP Parliamentarian Anura Kumara Dissanayake says Sri Lankans in Pakistan should be recalled if the Pakistan government fails to ensure their safety.

The Colombo High Court Trial-at-Bar has released 10 defendants including former minister Ravi Karunanayake from 11 charges out of the 22 in the case filed over the Central Bank bond scam in 2016.

The Central Bank has planned a series of incentives and benefits to ensure that more migrant workers send remittances to the island via official channels.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa emphasized that everyone in the region should work together to revive the economy after the COVID-19 pandemic situation.

State Minister of Foreign Employment Promotion Piyankara Jayaratne says more than 99,000 Sri Lankan workers have travelled overseas for employment thus far this year.

Chief Opposition Whip Kandy District SJB MP Lakshman Kiriella requested the Government to allow Members of Parliament to enter the Law College and State Universities for higher studies without an exam.

The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) said that it has decided to release domestic gas cylinders to the market from today (05) under three conditions.

After the lynching of a Sri Lankan man in Pakistan’s Sialkot over alleged blasphemy, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said he would personally oversee an investigation into “the horrific vigilante attack” which he also called “a day of shame for Pakistan”.

State Minister Chamal Rajapaksa told Parliament yesterday that the government was investigating the causes of yesterday’s countrywide power outage and if it was due to sabotage those responsible would be severely dealt with.

A total of 50 individuals have been identified and arrested after mob in Sialkot on Friday mercilessly killed a Sri Lankan man and burnt his body, Reuters quoted a Pakistani provincial government spokesperson.

Renowned actor Sarath Chandrasiri has passed away at the age of 57 while receiving treatment at the General Hospital in Colombo.