The first thing that should be done is to unite the country’s children, said president Maithripala Sirisena at the inauguration of the 9th national scout jamboree at Jaffna Central College grounds.

Ex-president Mahinda Rajapaksa says he will never be prepared to rule the country together with the UNP.

A group of representatives from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is to arrive at Sri Lanka to look into undeclared expenses by the Rajapaksa regime running upto Rs. 10 billion, Prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has told Parliament.

Minister of Transport - Nimal Siripaia de Silva has said that President Maithripala Sirisena had become party leader in a legal manner.

The Lanka Transport Employees Union has urged the president to heed a call to bring the running of the private passenger buses under the transport ministry.