The government of Sri Lanka has decided to build a new 300MW Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) power plant in Kerawalapitiya instead of the coal power plant.

A Sergeant Major of the Army intelligence named Udalagama has been arrested in connection with the Lasantha Wickremetunga murder.

Around 23,000 MT of Jet A 1 aviation fuel imported from a Singaporean company has been discovered to be substandard, internal sources from the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) say.

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is to tour South Korea next week, reports say.

Information has come to light that ‘devotees’ to Kataragama for Esala festival are being fed with dog meat, supposedly with other wild animal meat, in a more organized manner this year.

Objections raised by doctor unions to internship appointments have led to the closure of 37 hospitals, alleges minister Rajitha Senaratne.

A dispute has arisen over the wheat importation licenses issues to two government ministers from Anuradhapura, representing the two main parties, reports say.