New research published in the Asian Development Review journal of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has revealed that Sri Lanka spends USD 19 million per year directly on health-care costs associated with floods and droughts.

The alliance supporting Sajith Premadasa stretches across the religious, ethnic and ideological spectrum, encompassing Buddhists, Tamils, Muslims and Christians. The nomination is expected to be endorsed by the alliance partners in the United National Front, including the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC), All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC), the Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA) and Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU).

The Thalathuoya police, yesterday, arrested four suspects who allegedly made off with gold jewellery worth Rs. 50 million and Rs.400,000 in cash from a Devalaya in Galtenne in the early hours of Wednesday.

Postal voting for the Elpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha Election will be worked off today from 9am to 4pm at 269 polling centres.

The Deputy Leader Minister Sajith Premadasa has been named as the Presidential candidate of the United National Party by the party Working Committee.

As per the recommendation of the Special Commission on reviewing salaries of the public sector appointed by the President, the monthly salary of all public servants are to be increased by a minimum amount of Rs.3000 and a maximum of Rs.24,000 per month effective from January 2020, the Finance Ministry says.

The strike the railway unions launched at mid-night yesterday over salary anomalies is still on. Trade unions said that the strike would be implemented uninterruptedly till the government provides them solutions to their salary anomalies.

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa pledged to protect the armed forces.

Two persons have reportedly died, while 3 others sustained injuries in a motor accident on the Southern Expressway.

UNP Deputy Leader and Housing and Construction Minister Sajith Premadasa yesterday insisted that he would not yield to any condition on his political journey and that no force would be able to block his path this time.

The United Nations suspended Sri Lankan Army deployments in the world body’s peacekeeping operations after the Indian Ocean island nation appointed a war veteran who has been accused of serious human rights violations, an official said on Wednesday.

A railway strike has been planned to be launched from midnight today (25), stated railway trade unions.

Former UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake has issued a statement in response to the invitation extended by UNP Deputy Leader Sajith Premadasa for him join hands with the United National Party (UNP) once again and help them to victory.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced that it has reached a Staff-Level Agreement on the Sixth Review of Sri Lanka’s Extended Fund Facility, following the staff team’s two-week visit to the island.

Navy Commander Vice Admiral Piyal De Silva yesterday signed President Maithripala Sirisena’s order re-instating former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s second son Yoshitha as a lieutenant in the Sri Lanka Navy with effect from 28 February 2016, Navy Spokesman Lieutenant Commander Isuru Sooriyabandara said.