Minister Rauff Hakeem yesterday rejected allegations that he had connections with terrorists involved in the Easter Sunday attack as reported in media.

A Sri Lankan parliamentary report accused President Maithripala Sirisena Wednesday of “actively undermining” national security and of failing to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings earlier this year that killed 269 people.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, appearing before the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) investigating alleged corruption of the current administration, yesterday, rejected allegations that the government had damaged the reputation of the Mattala Mahinda Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA) by storing paddy in some of its storage buildings in 2015.

House approved with amendments the Vote on Account for Rs.1,470 billion for capital and recurrent expenses of the Government which was presented in Parliament yesterday.

The Vote on Account of Rs.1474 billion seeking State expenditure for first four months of 2020, was presented in Parliament a short while ago.

IGP Pujith Jayasundera and former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando were further remanded until November 6 by Colombo Additional Magistrate Priyantha Liyanage today.

The Parliament Select Committee appointed to probe the Easter Sunday attacks will submit its final report today.

Victory for the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) at next month’s presidential election would result to the dissolution of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party founded by late Prime Minister S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, SLFP Kalutara District MP Kumara Welgama said.

Presidential candidate of the National Development Front Dr. Rohan Pallewatte, addressing a rally at Rabindranath Tagore Hall, Matara, last Sunday, said the country urgently needed at least 10 billion USD to address the present precarious economic situation facing it.

National democratic Front (NDF) presidential candidate Minister Sajith Premadasa said he stands to strengthen media freedom further once comes to power.

Sri Lanka’s appointment of a war veteran accused of serious human rights violations as head of its army will significantly curtail U.S. security cooperation with the country, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.

A Sri Lankan motorist risks jail for complaining on Facebook that he had been given a traffic ticket because he is Buddhist.

A total of 1,237 complaints in relation to the 2019 Presidential Election have been lodged with Election Commission thus far.

The United States District Court for the Central District of California has dismissed and denied the claims raised by Ahimsa Wickramatunga against Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

The UAE Embassy in Colombo has issued a fresh alert to travellers, warning them not to visit the South Asian country of Sri Lanka.

Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL), issuing a statement yesterday (21), expressed its concern over the decision taken by the Cabinet of Ministers to allow President Maithripala Sirisena to continue to reside in his official residence located in Colombo.