A Satyagraha of Buddhist monks planned by Pevidi Handa to protest the withdrawal of Army security for ex-president Mahinda Rajapaksa has been suspended.

The Paddy Marketing Board has sold nearly 100,000 metric tons of paddy at Rs. 24 per kilo for animal feed, alleges leading activist of farmers' rights Namal Karunaratne.

The lack of a comfortable and reliable public transport system in Sri Lanka has become an increased public menace.

There are justifiable doubts that confidential information relating to the Central Bank treasury bond issues was being leaked, financial market representatives have told ‘Divaina’.

Discussions are underway to build a solar power plant at a plot of land at Sampur, which has originally been given to India to construct a coal power plant to generate 500 MW of electricity, reports say.

Heads of the Army and the police are further into collision course over the ongoing investigations into crimes and secret military engagements in the past, ‘Sathhanda’ reports quoting sources close to both sides.

Four female and three male students of Kelaniya University have been remanded by courts until May 17 for ragging a new female student for having worn jeans.