United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA) Kurunegala District MP Salinda Dissanayake passed away at the age of 61 at a private hospital today.

Mathematics tutor Dinesh Nuwan Amaratunga and 7 others who under remand custody over an attack on a van by a group of VIP bodyguards at Kalagedihena were granted bail by the Attanagalle Magistrate’s Court today.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe states that the United National Party will establish a new Alliance, the Democratic National Front before the end of August.

Two new State Ministers were sworn in before President Maithripala Sirisena today (05).

New Governors appointed for three Provinces took their oaths before President Maithripala Sirisena today (05).

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has decided to create a separate volunteer team for the security of former secretary of the Ministry of Defence, Gotabaya Rajapaksa who is tipped to be its presidential candidate at the upcoming election.

Following a clash which took place between a group from the Wellawatta- Mayura place housing complex and a group of labourers in a contract company last night, 6 individuals were injured including three police officers.

The first ever Sri Lankan nano satellite, RAAVANA-1 launched into an orbit 400 km away from earth on June 17, sent the first picture of earth.

At least nine people have been killed and 16 wounded in a shooting in Dayton, in the US state of Ohio, according to police.

Six people have died while 52 persons sustained injuries in a fatal bus accident occurred at Nagas junction – Waskaduwa.

The US Embassy in Colombo issuing a fresh security alert on Friday, has reminded American citizens in Sri Lanka of the Level-2 travel advisory that was issued after the Easter Sunday attacks, in view of the upcoming holidays in Sri Lanka.

A 45-year-old person was shot dead yesterday night (August 3) in the Kuleegoda junction of Ambalangoda. The person who sustained injuries in the shooting died when he was being admitted to the Balapitiya Hospital.

High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, Federica Mogherini has stressed solidarity with Sri Lanka following the Easter Sunday attacks.

The National Police Commission (NPC) had cancelled the transfer of Kurunegala DIG Kithsiri Jayalath with immediate effect yesterday, according to NPC sources.

A bill to abolish the death penalty has been submitted to Sri Lanka’s Parliament, while the president has sanctioned the hanging of four drug convicts.