The government is considering bringing down the number of SLTB depots from 104 to 50 in a cost cutting measure, said deputy minister Ashok Abeysinghe.

The government has decided to appoint ex-Central Bank governor Arjun Mahendran to head the five-year plan to generate one million employment opportunities.

Following a discussion between Jaffna University officials, students and a team of visiting ministers, it has been decided to reopen the campus today (20).

A team of government politicians met with Jaffna university officials and students during a visit today (19) and discussed the recent student clash there.

The CID is investigating the disappearance of a diary containing secret information from the possession of ‘The Sunday Leader’ editor Lasantha Wickramatunga at the time he was gunned down at Attidiya.

Paddy certified as being not suitable for human consumption and released by the Paddy Marketing Board as animal feed is returning to the market in bulk in a racket aided by a minister from Anuradhapura, information has come to light.