MP Wimal Weerawansa has yet again stirred controversy and this time it is over the much debated issue of the elephant calf found in Ven. Uduwe Dhammaloka Thera’s Allen Mathiniyaramaya temple.

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) says that Sri Lanka currently lacks criminal law provisions applied to corruption in sport, especially in match-fixing.

The National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) yesterday said that it had, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, discussed possibilities of introducing sex and relationship education into school curriculum from Grade One.

Former Defence secretary - Gotabhaya Rajapaksa says he is of the opinion that he should enter politics.

The UNP is discussing to appoint talented, promising individuals not engaged in busy mainstream politics for the posts of party chairman and secretary, in a move similar to that in the J.R. Jayewardene era.