Sri Lanka secured the top spot in the Lonely Planet’s best travel destinations list of countries to visit in 2019 despite the recent Easter Sunday attacks.

The report of the probe into corruption in SriLankan Airlines will be provided to Parliament and released to the public, President Maithripala Sirisena promised yesterday, confirming that he had already received the report from the investigating committee.

The Global Sri Lankan Forum (GSLF) has decided to lodge a complaint at the 41st Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) against Dr. Seigu Shihabdeen Mohamed Shafi, for alleged forced sterilisations done by him.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says development will be fast tracked over the next few months.

Sri Lankan police arrested their top commander and a former defence chief Tuesday over their alleged failures to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings that killed 258 people, spokesman Ruwan Gunasekera said.

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Pujith Jayasundara, who was sent of compulsory leave in the wake of the Easter Sunday terror attacks, has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).

A team of CID officers have arrested former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fenando, who was receiving treatment at the General Hospital in Colombo, the police spokesman said.

Former Secretary of Defence Hemasiri Fernando who was ordered to appear before the Criminal Investigations Department today to give a statement over the Easter Sunday attacks, has been admitted to the Cardiology Unit at the Colombo National Hospital.

IGP Pujith Jayasundara, who is on compulsory leave and ex-defence secretary Hemasiri Fernando have been summoned to appear before the CID today (July 02) to provide statements with regard to the 04/21 attacks.

Those who did not give their slightest support for the battle against eradicating drug menace during last four and half years are now trying to vilify me in the face of tough action now taken against drug kingpins, President Maithripala Sirisena said.

Two persons have been arrested over a robbery of Rs 2.9 million from a financial institute in Akuressa, at around 2 pm today (01), states the Police Media Spokesperson.

The elder son of the Puttalam District MP Shantha Sisira Abeysekara who assaulted a police officer attached to the Ministers’ Security Division (MSD) has been arrested, stated the Police.

Kalutara District United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) Parliamentarian Kumara Welgama said that he would leave all nominal posts of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) as he is opposed to Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksa being put forward as the party’s presidential candidate.

The Sri Lanka government should halt plans to resume executions and restore its de facto 43-year moratorium on the use of the death penalty, Human Rights Watch said yesterday (30).

A Finance Ministry communiqué states the proposed salary increment and other allowances for public servants by Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera in his Budget 2019 are effective from today (July 01).