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The Sri Lankan government has decided to reject the report compiled by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet on the deterioration of human rights in Sri Lanka, Energy Minister Minister Udaya Gammanpila said.

The Deputy High Commissioner of India, Vinod K Jacob, reiterated India's long standing and principled position on meaningful devolution through full implementation of 13th Amendment and Provincial Councils.

In the wake of rising world market prices and rupee depreciation, LP Gas companies have made a request from the government authorities to increase the price of a 12.5 kg domestic LP gas cylinder by at least Rs. 407 with immediate effect, official sources said.

The quality of fish in multi-day fishing vessels with deep freezers is now under scrutiny of  the Fisheries Ministry.

Responding to the government’s decision to develop the East Container Terminal (ECT) on its own, the Indian High Commission in Colombo said India expects the expeditious implementation of the trilateral Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) signed in May 2019 among India, Japan and Sri Lanka for the development of ECT.

It is reported that Dulanjali Jayakody Premadasa, the sister of Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa is preparing to contest the local council elections slated to be held next year.

Former Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera has warned that the military coup in Myanmar is a red light for Sri Lanka.

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya youth movement today lodged a complaint with the Commission to Investigate Bribery or Corruption, demanding a full investigation into the alleged sugar fraud that cost the government over Rs. 11 billion.

Myanmar's military seized control of the country on Monday and detained leading politicians, including Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.