The group of MPs of the joint opposition, presently seated separately from the UPFA in parliament, has requested speaker Karu Jayasuriya to recognize them as being independent from Februay 09 onward.

A special unit will investigate instances of electricity theft, said power minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya.

Several MPs are yet to return the official quarters they had been given when they were cabinet ministers, says the anti-corruption front.

The UNP leadership has decided to appoint Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka to the seat that fell vacant following the death of M.K.A.D.S. Gunawardena in order to take the ideology against the Rajapaksas to an attacking level, a minister from the party told Sri Lanka Mirror.

The Neville Fernando Hospital at Malabe is having 13 doctors, who have not renewed their registration with the Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC).

Basnayake Nilames of Purana Devale in Udarata filed a petition in the Supreme Court on February 03 challenging the deprivation of their right to vote at the election of the Diyawadana Nilame of Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy.