Arrests result in serious deprivation of citizens’ liberties and have other significant implications such as the loss of reputation and their standing in society, and, therefore, a person should be arrested only when absolutely necessary and upon a decision taken with utmost care and in strict compliance of the law, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has told Acting Inspector General of Police Senior DIG C. D. Wickramaratne.

I am extremely happy to join with the Sri Lankan Tamil brethren to celebrate the Thai Pongal festival that is being observed with festivities by all the Tamils across the world.

Sri Lanka is a small country. Fortunately or not, it is geographically placed in a most strategic location. As a result, the country has to face many political challenges…

UNP Parliamentarian Ranjan Ramanayake was arrested by Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) at his at his residence in Madiwala.

The Attorney General has instructed the Colombo Crimes Division to obtain an arrest warrant for MP Ranjan Ramanayake and produce him before Court over interfering in judicial proceedings.

Former Health Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne arrived at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to give a statement this morning.

Gampaha District Parliamentarian Ranjan Ramanayake’s United National Party membership has been temporarily suspended, UNP General Secretary Akila Viraj Kariyawasam said.

A 22-year-old woman was killed and her mother was injured when they were shot at by a gunman at Dorawaka in Warakapola this morning, police said.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has given specific instructions to the Consumer Affairs Authority(CAA) and the Inland Revenue Department to ensure that the benefits of tax concessions granted by the government reach the consumers, a press release issued by the Presidential Media Division said yesterday.

Minister of Education and Sports & Youth Affairs, Dullas Alahapperuma said that more than 50,000 internal and external graduates will be given job opportunities before 01 March, 2020.

Sri Lanka’s Northern Province former Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran met actor Rajinikanth at his Poes Garden residence on Saturday.

An aircraft made an emergency landing at the Bandaranaike International Airport early this morning as a result of two passengers passing away mid-flight.

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Sergey Lavrov and the US Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Alice Wells will arrive in Colombo today on official visits.

Tea Industry State Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said Janatha Vimukti Peramuna (JVP) Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayaka has no right to speak about the law and order because he has been involved in naming the opposition members for arrests at Temple Trees along with Ministers Rajitha Seneratne and Patali Champika Ranawaka during the previous regime.

UNP MP Mujibur Rahman, yesterday (12), said President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s government was in a far bigger crisis than the UNP though the media remained focused on the Opposition.

Opposition Leader and UNP Deputy Leader Sajith Premadasa, who held the Cultural Affairs portfolio under the previous government, is likely to face a police investigation into disbursement of large amount of funds.