The Sri Lankan government on Friday vowed to control the spread of HIV/AIDS and leprosy which was on the rise in the island nation.

Malati BK, 38, was refused entry by the Sri Lankan immigration authorities and was deported from the country on February 7. She was placed on a Colombo-Kathmandu flight of Air India that was set to land at the Tribhuvan International Airport via New Delhi.

Colombo magistrate Gihal Pilapitiya has issued summons on MP Wimal Weerawansa and six others to appear before the court on March 18 in connection with an incident of disrupting traffic during a protest.

The joint opposition calls upon the Sri Lankan business community, professionals, and the general public to oppose what it calls the foreignisation of the Sri Lankan economy by surreptitious means through executive fiat and the proposed ETCFA which is vague and has no specific provisions.

The joint opposition calls upon the Sri Lankan business community, professionals, and the general public to oppose what it calls the foreignisation of the Sri Lankan economy by surreptitious means through executive fiat and the proposed ETCFA which is vague and has no specific provisions.