CID officers investigating the disappearance of journalist Prageeth Ekneligoda are facing difficulties due to intimidation by certain top defence officials, say police headquarters sources.

Several provincial and district cricket associations have objected to a decision by Sri Lanka Cricket interim committee to cut funding.

Former president Chandrika Kumaratunga says she has three main priorities in her job, as head of the Office of National Unity and Reconciliation.

Swearing in of ministers yesterday for provinces and the proposed district councils for development headed by the MP who won the most votes in the district is a clear sign the Sirisena-Wickremesinghe government has started dismantling provincial councils, says senior journalist cum political analyst Kusal Perera.

Terms of all local government bodies, save two, will expire in October 2015, the Elections Secretariat says.

There is no poison in Thriposha and it is 100 percent safe to consume Thriposha issued by the Government for pregnant mothers and children, Director of the Nutrition Coordination Unit Dr. Shanthi Gunawardana said.

Several influential figures in the previous government are to face legal redress sought against them by the Money Laundering Act, the 'Sath Handa' newspaper reports citing sources.