A proposal to purchase multirole fighter jets for the Sri Lanka Air Force had been approved by the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister Rajitha Senaratne said.

The second suspect wanted in connection for allegedly sexually abusing a group of female trainees at a private youth-training centre in Hantana, was arrested by the Kandy Police today (10).

Former National Freedom Front (NFF) Parliamentarian Muhammad Muzammil was released on bail today (10).

Counsel for Parliamentarian cum businessman Tiran Alles yesterday (9) asserted that arrest could not be caused merely on suspicion.

Former Cabinet Minister and Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP) leader Prof. Tissa Vitarana yesterday said growing military ties between Sri Lanka and the US as confirmed by the U.S. Ambassador Atul Keshap would pose a major threat to Sri Lanka’s national interest.

An Israeli woman and a baby who returned from Sri Lanka have been kept at Tel Aviv airport since Saturday amid questions over the child's origins.