Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is said to be greatly distressed over the shadow cabinet which was formed by the Joint Opposition, 'Sri Lanka Mirror' learns.

Colombo Chief Magistrate - Gihan Pilapitiya today (08) ordered to release former MP Sajin Vass Gunawardene on bail.

The investigation into the death of former senior DIG Leo Perera has been re-opened after suspicions arose over the cause of his death.

In what can be called symbolic of its "neighbourhood first" policy, India has offered to link its growth story with southern neighbour Sri Lanka.

The Friday Forum says that in January 2015 the majority of voters responded to the call for a return to good governance, accountability and integrity in the public sphere that we had been denied for a good part of a decade, and voted for a President who promised to achieve these goals and remedy mistakes of the past.