A Systematic approach will be taken to win the challenges in building positive future for the youth, President Maithripala Sirisena said. He made these remarks at the opening of the first National Career Guidance network centre held at Polonnaruwa yesterday (8).

The Parliamentary Privileges Committee which convened yesterday has decided to file legal action against 7 Parliamentarians involved in the clashes in November within the house.

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has requested all customers to be vigilant when using ATM machines for transactions. An ATM scam where customer data was stolen via external devices that were fixed onto ATM machines recently came to light.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has written a letter to STF Commandant Senior DIG M.R. Latiff commending the work his outfit is doing under his leadership to combat the drug menace and narcotics related crime.

An Indian national has been detained at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) along with 1kg of cocaine.

Two suspects were arrested by the Organised Crimes Prevention Division (OCPD) with 400kilos of Kerala ganja, valued at Rs. Rs. 40 million, in Peliyagoda, while transporting the stock at Peliyagoda this morning, Police Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekara said.

The Police Special Task Force (STF) and Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) have searched the houses belonging to popular singer Amal Perera and actor Ryan Van Rooyen, who were both arrested in Dubai along with Sri Lankan drug kingpin ‘Makandure Madush’.

Former Chairman of the Kaluthara Pradeshiya Sabha Lakshman Vidanapathirana had been sentenced to five year rigorous imprisonment today (07) by the Colombo High Court Judge Gihan Kulathunga after he was found guilty of bribery charges.

The ruling party says that the proposal on establishing a national government will not be presented to parliament today.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, yesterday, told Parliament that Makandure Madush, a notorious underworld drug kingpin who was arrested in Dubai on Tuesday would be prosecuted under the laws of that country first.

The Government has decided to appoint a special committee to track down revenue leakages in Sri Lanka Customs under the supervision of a retired judge, Finance Minister, Managala Samaraweera said yesterday.

A $300 million loan offered by Bank of China to Sri Lanka is facing delays, government officials familiar with the negotiation told Reuters.

All members of parliament attached to the government have been requested to attend tomorrow’s parliamentary session.

President Maithripala Sirisena today said that the death sentence would be carried out within the next two months on those who convicted for drug offences.

Opposition leader Mahinda Rajapaksa said that they are firmly against the proposal of a National Government.

Dubai is in talks with Sri Lanka to extradite Makandure Madush, an underworld drug kingpin who was arrested at a hotel in Dubai.