Eight persons have been arrested in the area of Puttalam while in possession of 200g of ‘Ice’ also known as Crystal Methamphetamine.

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday received the interim-report of the committee appointed to probe the demolition of a building with a greater archaeological value in Kurunegala.

A special loan scheme will be introduced for female entrepreneurs, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said at an Election meeting in Ududumbara in Kandy on Tuesday.

Army Commander Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva said there is no reason for authorities to conceal information with regard to COVID-19 cases in Sri Lanka.

Latest statistics on the outbreak of Coronavirus / COVID-19 in Sri Lanka for the day 21 July 2020, according to the Health Promotion Bureau.

India has underlined the need to further expand wide-ranging bilateral cooperation with Sri Lanka to effectively and expeditiously address the unprecedented challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has taken measures to pay maximum compensation of Rs. 600,000 per depositor of ETI Finance Limited (ETIFL) and Swarnamahal Financial Services PLC (SFSP) from July 25.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said farmers can get a better price for their vegetables in future where both the cultivators and the customers can be satisfied.

The Colombo Fort magistrate’s court has ordered former minister Rishad Bathiudeen to appear before the CID at 9.00 am on 27 July to give a statement in connection with the Easter Sunday attacks.

The Court of Appeal today rejected the petition filed seeking the arrest of former deputy minister Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan alias Karuna Amman, over his recent controversial statement on the killing of Sri Lankan army soldiers.

The 13 officers attached to the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB), who were arrested for alleged drug trafficking, were further remanded till August 4 by the Colombo Chief Magistrate today.

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has initiated an inquiry into the threats said to have made by prominent underworld criminals currently under detention in the Boossa Prison to three senior prison officers, that they have the capacity to kill anyone they want, even the president or the defence secretary.

Minister Bandula Gunawardana has requested the public to provide an absolute majority to the government at the General Election in order to introduce a Constitution that will protect the people of the country.

Leader of Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB)Sajith Premadasa says that his future Cabinet will not have any person against whom there is evidence relating to corruption, fraud and wastage.

Before 2015 price of pepper per kilo gram stood between Rs. 1,500-1,300. However, it had now come down to Rs. 450-500. The price of raw pepper per kilo is between Rs.150-175.

Latest statistics on the outbreak of Coronavirus / COVID-19 in Sri Lanka for the day 20 July 2020, according to the Health Promotion Bureau.