Former Minister Wimal Weerawansa has been arrested in connection to a passport discrepancy, the Police Media Spokesperson ASP Ruwan Gunasekara says.

Members of the U.S. Embassy and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently traveled to the South and East to survey schools and medical facilities in disaster-prone areas to identify potential infrastructure assistance.

Mother of Dunesh Priyashantha alias 'Kondaya' has signed for bail at Gampaha Magistrate Court allowing his release - Udul Premaratne says.

General Secretary of the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP) and former Eastern Provincial Councilor P. Prashanthan was arrested this morning (23) by the Kaththankudi police, the police media spokesman's office says.