Sri Lankan shares ended marginally lower on Thursday, snapping a five-session winning streak, as investors booked profit in telecommunications shares and foreign investors continued to exit risky assets.

Leaders of Sri Lanka, an island nation at the foot of India, have repeatedly promised a political solution to the ethnic strife that has caused heartache and bloodshed for much of its nearly 70-year history since independence.

The EU-Sri Lanka Working Group on Trade and Economic Cooperation met on 11 May 2016 in Brussels, says a joint press release.

Chairman of the Raigam group - Dr. Ravi Liyanage has reportedly said that media publicity for the upcoming Raigam Tele'es can be secured by giving journalists a glass of arrack and some food, instead of spending a lot of money on additional advertising.

Former Minister Basil Rajapaksa who was arrested earlier today (12), has been released on bail by the Matara Magistrate court.