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Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said on Friday that punitive action will be initiated against all persons who failed to avert the devastating 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks, based on the findings of the ongoing Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the carnage.

The Constable attached to the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD), who had been wanted by the police, has been arrested in India.

The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force in charge of Economic Revival and Poverty Eradication Basil Rajapaksa says, the project to develop 100,000 kilometres of road, should be void of corruption and discrepancies.

Leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP)-led Jathika Jana Balawegaya (JJB), Anura Kumara Dissanayake said, in a nutshell, the proposed 20th Amendment to the Constitution could be described as an attempt to drag the nation from an accepted and respectful civilisation to an uncultured society.

A massive oil tanker on fire off the eastern coast of Sri Lanka is being towed out to sea amid fears of a major new oil spill in the Indian Ocean.

Sri Lanka’s government has drafted a constitutional amendment that would increase the powers of the president, allowing him to lead ministries and appoint officials to key positions, powers that were taken away by a reformist government elected in 2015.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa emphasized that cultivators of minor crops including turmeric and pepper should be protected by ensuring stable prices for them.

Co-cabinet Spokesman Energy Minister Udaya Prabath Gammanpila yesterday stressed the importance of introducing a new education system based on practical learning.

Indian warships on Thursday aided Sri Lanka’s navy to extinguish a fire on a massive oil tanker off the island’s eastern coast, officials said.

The Extraordinary Gazette notification on the draft of 20th Amendment to the Constitution was issued today.

The captain and an officer on a crude oil tanker that caught fire in the seas off Sangaman Kanda in Ampara have been rescued, the Navy said.

The Sri Lankan Embassy in Abu Dhabi has confirmed that a Sri Lankan lost his life and another is receiving treatment in the ICU following an explosion at a restaurant in Abu Dhabi on Monday.

Police have arrested 04 suspects while transporting 30 kilograms of Kerala Cannabis and Rs. 1 million in cash in the Negombo area.

A nine-member experts’ committee has been appointed to draft a new constitution, stated Minister Udaya Gammanpila.

Gampaha District Forest Officer Devani Jayathilaka has expressed her desire on Facebook to exchange the only block of land she owns with a land in Lankagama and gift it to the Sinharaja Forest Reserve.

Five individuals have been arrested while in possession of 500g of heroin concealed inside coconuts, the police said.