A census of stray cats in Colombo city is to be carried out, says municipal veterinary surgeon I. Dharmawardena.

The no-faith motions tabled against the Prime minister and 02 ministers would be scrapped as the government has planned to dissolve parliament as soon as the 20th Amendment is passed, political sources say.

The government has decided to formulate a national policy to transfer ownership of elephants, reports say.

There are around 107,000 child labour victims in Sri Lanka, the National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) says.

If Chamal Rajapaksa is named as the Prime ministerial candidate at the next General election, he is to receive the backing of former Defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa, reports say.

The Department of Prisons state that 155 inmates have escaped last year.