Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena has dismissed the criticism that his government’s foreign policy amounts to betrayal of interests of the country.

Acting on a tip off by the workers, port trade unions have raided the Ports Authority’s carpentry workshop at Slave Island and found furniture being made without approval.

MP Bandula Gunewardena has emphasised that the tenure of the Central Bank governor - Arjun Mahendra should not be extended.

The son of state minister Palitha Range Bandara expelled all other bidders at a gold jewellery auction at Nawagattegama rural bank today (14), reports say.

A schoolgirl has had the word ‘fool’ written all over her body by her 30 classmates as punishment, according to reports from a school in Kandalama.

The GMOA is to collect signatures for a public petitions that calls for a national policy on trade agreements with other countries, says its secretary Dr. Nalinda Herath.

Sri Lanka in its international commitment to implement the UN Human Rights resolution requires “a comprehensive strategy on transitional justice” and “meaningful engagement” of all Sri Lanka, said UN Human Rights Chief Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein here on Monday.