Suspected drug trafficker Samantha Kumara alias Wele Suda had given a statement implicating MP Duminda Silva and several actresses in his drug trafficking with the intention of misleading the investigators, a senior official at the police headquarters told Sri Lanka Mirror.

Although it is mandatory to wear a safety helmet when riding a motorbike, Western Provincial Councillor Hirunika Premachandra seems to have forgotten that law temporarily.

Thirteen Sri Lanka Navy captains who served in the Northern region have been promoted as commodores. However, former Navy spokesman - Captain D.K.P. Dasanayake, who was well qualified for the promotion, has not been included in the list.

Cabinet has approved a proposal put forward by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to elect 125 MPs from First-Past-the Post (FPP) system, 75 from Proportional Representation (PR) system and the remaining 25 members from the National List through the 20th Amendment to the Constitution, Deputy Minister Ajith P. Perera said.

The Supreme Court today (08) decided that the interim order preventing the arrest of former defence secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa over four particular instances of wrongdoing is applicable only to the IGP, DIG (FCID) and director (CID).

The Government appointed Commission that probed the disappearances of persons, is to hand over its final report to President Maithripala Sirisena by August 15, ahead of the September session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva.

Veteran cricketers - Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardena no stranger to TV commercials.