Canada strongly demanded that Sri Lanka should fulfill its international commitments by ensuring the involvement of Commonwealth and international investigators and judges in the accountability process.

In a hard hitting statement Finance and Media Minister Mangala Samaraweera yesterday said that the work of the Office of Missing Persons has been distorted and manipulated for political gain.

President Maithripala Sirisena has raised concerns about the mushrooming of Chinese shops throughout the country, at the recently held Cabinet meeting.

The gazette notification pertaining to the banning the sale of cigarettes within a radius of 100 metres from a school will be issued on April 07, Health Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne said.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says that Sri Lanka’s National Unity Government has come to stay and no future administration would scrap the concept.

Chief incumbent of Sri Sambodhi Viharaya, Colombo and founder of “The Buddhist” channel Venerable Daranagama Kusaladhamma Thero passed away.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe speaking at the Investors Forum in Singapore assured the international investor community that Sri Lanka was committed to forging ahead with its reforms agenda.

The inauguration of the programme of renovating of 2400 irrigation tanks was commenced yesterday (March 02) under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena with the intention of recreating the ancient irrigation development in the country to emerge as a self-sufficient nation.

Japan is expected to reaffirm its commitment to bolstering bilateral ties with Sri Lanka during an official visit by the Indian Ocean nation’s leader this month in an effort to forestall Chinese encroachment in the region.

Former Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa said that India was not interested in building ports and highway projects in his country when it was first offered.

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has expressed deep concern over the tense situation in Sri Lanka after a mosque, several hotels and vehicles owned by Muslims were vandalized by mobs in the town of Ampara, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

In spite of major discussion at the last meeting of cabinet of ministers whether to continue with the Cabinet Committee on Economic Management (CCEM), the controversial move made by the outfit to establish a hybrid company to facilitate ‘single button transactions’ in accordance with proposed National Payment Platform (NPP) hadn’t been taken up.

When heavy rain falls in the hills and plains west of Colombo – and in the city itself at the same time – Sri Lanka’s capital drowns.

A decision has been taken to temporarily suspend the Rajanganaya drinking water project, which had been the cause for yesterday’s tense situation in Thambuttegama.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe left for Singapore this afternoon with a delegation of six members to attend the ‘Invest Sri Lanka’ forum organized by the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE).

JVP yesterday said that it was ready to support the proposed no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.