3 people died and 2 others sustained injuries following an accident in close proximity to the Sankapala Rajamaha Viharaya in Embilipitiya.

The government had allowed the private sector to control the rice market by destroying a cooperative movement of small and medium scale rice mill owners that was created in some districts under the previous government, MP Harsha de Silva said.

Former Northern Provincial Councillor MP Kanagalingam Sivajilingam was yesterday summoned to appear before the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID).

Former Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne has been admitted to the Lanka Hospitals in Narahenpita, Colombo short while ago.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today inspected the Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) Office at Werahera, which was previously known as RMV, and instructed its officials to streamline the services.

A team of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and Special Task Force (STF) personnel are currently searching the residence of parliamentarian Rajitha Senaratne in Colombo 07 to arrest him.

MP Rajitha Senaratne‘s lawyers, who arrived in Court today to file a motion seeking a reversal on the arrest warrant issued on Dr. Senaratne, had decided not to do so.

A senior officer attached to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) said yesterday former Minister Rajitha Senaratne, against whom an arrest warrant had been issued over controversial statements made during a ‘white van’ media briefing, had not been present in both of his residences located in Colombo 7 and Beruwala.

Today marks the 15th anniversary since Sri Lanka faced the devastating Tsunami disaster that hit the island in 2004 killing over 35,000 people.

The JVP says there is no actual rice shortage in the country but only an artificial scarcity created by two leading businessmen capable of market manipulations.

The service weapon of a soldier on sentry duty at Bogaswewa camp in Vavuniya was taken away by unidentified persons after injuring the soldier.

Transport Service Management Minister Mahinda Amaraweera has taken steps to ban the loud music being played in private passenger transport buses from January 1.

Colombo Archbishop Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith has called on Christians to spend this Christmas with a great spirit of solidarity with the poor, the marginalised and especially in deep spiritual solidarity with all those who suffered as a result of the Easter Sunday tragedy.

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Parliamentarian Rajitha Senaratne over the controversial ‘white van abductions’ media briefing.

Sri Lankan economist, academic and author Professor W. D. Lakshman assumed duties as the new Governor of Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) this morning.