The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) maintains that the report on the investigation carried out by the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Sri Lanka should be released next month as scheduled.

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has asked incumbent President Maithripala Sirisena to provide his wife (Shiranthi) with 50 security personnel for her personal safety.

Tamil National Alliance (TNA) leader R. Sampanthan has said that New Delhi should pressurise Colombo to implement the 13th Amendment to the Constitution.

State Minister for Higher Education Prof. Rajiva Wijesinghe has resigned from his position, the 'Lankatruth' website reports.

A teacher at the Deraniyagala Mohandiram Vidyalya is said to be receiving medical treatment after she was chided by the Education Director of the zone Gamini Rajadasa.

The new chairman of Lanka Sathosa, Kiran Athapattu is said to be involved in a massive scam while purchasing goods for the institution, 'Sri Lanka Mirror' learns.

President Maithripala Sirisena is said to be unhappy with Minister John Amaratunga who is thought to be lenient in dealing with complaints made against Ministers and MPs of the former government of President Mahinda Rajapaksa, a senior official in the Presidential Secretariat told srilankamirror.

Senior Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) stalwart Susil Premajayantha is to be appointed as the party’s national organiser, inside sources told 'Sri Lanka Mirror'.