All-rounder Thisara Perera has called for a change in the limited over captaincy in order to bring in unity and stability in the national side ahead of this year’s cricket World Cup in England.  In a letter  addressed to Sri Lanka Cricket CEO Ashley de Silva, Perera added there is no environment  of unity in the side since Lasith Malinga took over the captaincy ahead of the recent New Zealand series.

UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Sri Lanka, Hanaa Singer assured Army Commander Mahesh Senanayake that she would help expedite the compensation process for the two Sri Lankan Peacekeepers killed in Mali.

Agriculture Minister P.Harrison asked women to consume more and more pumpkin as a means of getting their beauty increased.

Referring to recent media reports on the delay to appoint heads of semi-government institutions, President Maithripala Sirisena told yesterday's Cabinet meeting that there was no delay on his part and that those nominated by the Prime Minister’s office were screened and approved, a minister said.

Based on a memorandum submitted by Transport and Civil Aviation Minister Arjuna Ranatunga, the Cabinet today decided to import 20 sniffer dogs at a cost of Rs.46 million to be used to combat the smuggling of narcotics into the country.

A Cabinet proposal had been submitted seeking approval to direct all travel agents to sell airline tickets in US Dollars instead of Sri Lankan rupees, the Opposition said yesterday.

The Finance Ministry has amended the Finance Act to introduce seven new taxes including the controversial Carbon Tax from January 1, 2019, UPFA MP Dr. Bandula Gunawardana today said.

Body of one individual who had jumped into the Mahaweli river to escape from the Navy personnel who had come to raid an illegal sand mining place at Kandakadu in Kinniya this morning, Police said.

A Sri Lankan who worked in Queensland, Australia as a postman has been forced to tearfully sign an agreement he will leave the country after stealing thousands of dollars' worth of mail.

The five suspects who were arrested with 95.88 kgs of heroin worth more than Rs.1 billion in Kollupitiya on January 22, were remanded till February 8 by the Colombo Fort Magistrate today. 

Twelve Navy officers were injured, four critically, during a clash that took place when naval officers confronted illegal sand miners at Kandakadu in Kinniya this morning, the Navy said.

Former Minister Johnston Fernando was acquitted from all charges with regard to a case filed against him over non-declaration of his assets and liabilities for the year 2010 by Colombo Chief Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne.

Five people have been arrested in Bangladesh over their suspected involvement in the biggest drug haul in Sri Lanka's history.

The Swiss authorities have published a report aimed at shedding light on a long-running, partly illegal adoption programme involving hundreds of children from Sri Lanka, Swiss info reported on Monday.

Navy fired into the air to quell a tense situation that had arisen between some naval personnel and illegal sand miners at Kandakadu in Kinniya this morning, the Navy said.

Sri Lanka has failed to show progress on the 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), compiled by Transparency International (TI), where Sri Lanka has scored 38 on the index retaining the same score from 2017, the Transparency International (TI) said today.

Advanced Level students and teachers would be given Tablet PCs (Tabs) during this year, Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam said yesterday.

The Governor of the Sabaragamuwa Province Damma Dissanayake said that out of the liquor bars opened countrywide ninety per cent belong to the politicians.

President Maithripala Sirisena said that delays at the Prime Minister's office and the Ministry of Finance had caused the holdup in appointing Chairmen and Boards of Directors to state Corporations and Boards.

Sri Lankan coach Chandika Hathurusingha will have no longer have a role in choosing the national cricket team, either at home or on tour.

Jathika Nidahas Peramuna (JNP) Media Spokesman Mohammed Muzammil arrived at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID this morning to give a statement with regard to the investigation on VIP assassination plot.

The government has decided to stop importing pepper in a bid to safeguard local farmers, Agriculture Minister P. Harrison said at a function held yesterday in Dambulla to mark the launch of a loan scheme for people to purchase lorries for vegetable transportation.

President Maithripala Sirisena took umbrage at so-called human rights campaigners and certain NGOs that launched a campaign against carrying out capital punishment on convicted drug kingpins who continue to commit crimes even while on death row.

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has not yet accepted the concept of a Unitary State, Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) leader Udaya Gammanpila said today.

State Minister Ranjan Ramanayake today found fault with UNPers who attended the wedding of former President’s son Rohitha Rajapaksa last week.

Minister of Sports Harin Fernando expressed his disappointment after Sri Lanka surrendered to Australia in the opening Test match well inside three days in Brisbane on Saturday.

The UK is providing documentation to assist the Westminster Magistrate’s Court which has sought clarification of Brigadier Priyanka Fernando’s diplomatic status in the UK, the British High Commission said.

The prices of liquor products of Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka (DCSL) have been revised from today, DCSL sources said.

While reiterating that he was determined to hang at least a few convicted drug kingpins who continued to commit crimes even while on death row, President Maithripala Sirisena said he would submit a Cabinet memo tomorrow to establish a rehabilitation authority to save people, especially the youth, from drug abuse.

Batteries found in the low-budget hybrid vehicles were not manufactured to suit the climatic conditions of Asian countries, but compatible with European and American countries, Auto Hybrid Electronics (Pvt.) Ltd Managing Director Nuwan Madhanayake said.

A new Constitution can be worked out later if it is impossible now due to uncertainty in getting it approved by a two-thirds majority in Parliament, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said yesterday.

India has so far committed Lines of Credit worth around US$ 1.3 billion for development of railway sector in Sri Lanka, the Indian High Commission said yesterday.

Popular actor and Western Provincial Councillor Ravindra Yasas has been hospitalised when a car he was driving crashed into a tree at Gammanpila in Bandaragama on the Kesbewa Road early this morning.

UPFA MP Wimal Weerawansa arrived at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to give a statement over the VIP assassination plot a short while ago.

Elections Commission Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya said today that he would resign from his post if the elections for the Provincial Councils were not held before November 10.