Sri Lankan shares snapped a three-session losing streak and closed marginally higher on Thursday as investors picked up some beaten-down large-cap stocks.

China is being allowed to continue work on its Colombo Port project, after the Sri Lankan government took some time to make a decision. Beijing is not resentful because China needs the base, says DW’s Frank Sieren.

The resolution co-sponsored by our government at the United Nations Human Rights Council is a mutual agreement entered into by Sri Lanka, as a sovereign member state of the UN, which recognises our responsibility to embark on a process of reconciliation among communities that will foster peace and prosperity, says Friday Forum in a statement.

The chief of the Welikada Prison - Anura Ekanayake has been transferred with immediate effect, reports say.

The Ministry of Health says Sri Lankans need not unnecessarily panic over the Zika virus reported in several Latin American countries, no such cases were found in Sri Lanka so far.