The Central Bank has approved 13,861 loan applications under the Phase-I of Saubagya (Prosperity) Loan Scheme, totaling Rs. 27.9 billion, out of which the licensed banks have already disbursed Rs. 14.8 billion among 7,274 affected businesses island-wide as of 24 June 2020.

19 chief jailors of prisons in Sri Lanka have been transferred with immediate effect on exigencies of service, the Commissioner General of Prisons Thushara Upuldeniya said.

Latest statistics on the outbreak of Coronavirus / COVID-19 in Sri Lanka for the day 24 June 2020, according to the Health Promotion Bureau.

The Sri Lankan authorities have ordered an investigation into a former commander of the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) after he publicly boasted about killing several thousand Sri Lankan soldiers during the country’s civil war, which ended in 2009. He killed more soldiers, he reportedly said, than Sri Lankans had died from the coronavirus.

The special investigation team of the Ministry of Sports is recording a statement from former Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage on his comment with regard to the alleged ‘match-fixing’ at the 2011 World Cup final.

Following corporate, individual donations and direct deposits, ‘ITUKAMA’ COVID-19 Healthcare and Social Security Fund balance has now surpassed Rs. 1,392 million.

Latest statistics on the outbreak of Coronavirus / COVID-19 in Sri Lanka for the day 23 June 2020, according to the Health Promotion Bureau.

Minister Dinesh Gunawardena says the government cannot take responsibility for a statement made by Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan pertaining to his past.

Former Deputy Minister Vinyagamoorthy Muralitharan alias Karuna Amman has informed the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) through his lawyer today that he is currently unable to provide a statement as he is unwell, police said.

Former President Maithripala Sirisena said International Drug Barons are behind the 2019 Apri 21st attacks.

Opportunity is now open to commence productions in many sectors with the limiting of imports of several non-essential items, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said.

Be it Buddhism or Christianity or another religion, insulting any religion or a religious leader is the beginning of decline, Leader of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said.

The JVP says the fight by the Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith to serve justice for the victims of the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks should not be brought under political scrutiny.

Former Minister Harin Fernando alleged that Archbishop of Colombo, Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith was directly involved in obtaining a decisive 5% of votes for Gotabaya Rajapaksa during last 2019 presidential election.

The Colombo District Court today refused to issue an injunction order on the decision of the United National Party (UNP) to suspend the memberships of 99 party members.

Immediate investigations have been directed into the controversial statements made by Karuna Amman regarding crimes committed while he was in the LTTE.