The National Police Commission (NPC) has decided to entertain public complaints against the Police through the internet too.

Sri Lanka’s attorney general advised the acting police chief on Monday to launch a criminal investigation of the former defense secretary over “major lapses” that contributed to security failures ahead of Easter suicide bombings that killed more than 250 people.

The government doctors in Kalutara district have resorted to 24-hour token strike from 12.00 p.m. this afternoon (24) alleging that Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne was importing substandard medicine used by pregnant mothers and children, the Government Medical Officers Association stated.

The Fundamental Rights Petition filed by former IGP Pujith Jayasundera against the President’s decision to send him on compulsory leave has been re-fixed for support on July 31 by the Supreme Court today.

The Emergency Ambulance Service Suwaseriya was launched in the Eastern Province in a special ceremony on Sunday in Ampara, a release from the Indian High Commission said.

The government is planning to privatise a state bank, JVP MP, Bimal Rathnayake says.

As Facebook deals with global criticism for its platform’s role in promoting violence, the company says it’s taking new steps to slow the spread of hate.

Sri Lanka’s President Sunday called for sweeping reforms to the country’s constitution that he introduced in 2015 to be rolled back, saying they are responsible for political instability.

Popular yester-year songstress Indrani Wijebandara (Senaratne) passed away today afternoon at the National Hospital in Colombo at the age of 83, family sources said.

All the suspects responsible for the Easter Sunday bomb attacks have been arrested by the security forces, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said.

Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday said that what Sri Lanka needed in the future is a brave leadership that loved its people.

An Extraordinary Gazette notification has been issued extending the State of Emergency in Sri Lanka by another month with effect from today (June 22).

Prasad Kariyawasam was appointed to the post of Sri Lankan Ambassador to the US by the former government, and they are now creating a fuss that Kariyawasam is an American agent, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe observed in Parliament yesterday.

On the occasion of International Yoga Day, Sri Lankan President Maitripala Sirisena praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his efforts to bring the “common heritage” of India and Sri Lanka to the international stage.