Minister of Education - Akila Viraj Kariyawasam says that 23 new schools will be opened for the children in Estate areas.

An organised mudslinging campaign targeting Attorney-At-Law - J.C. Weliamuna has commenced after investigations have commenced on the Weliamuna report committee with regard to the irregularities at Sri Lankan Airlines.

Senior lecturer of the Medicine Faculty of Rajarata University - Dr. Channa Jayasumana says that there is a risk of the deadly kidney disease being spread among the sugarcane farmers in the Moneragala District as well.

The University of Moratuwa is to unveil an unmanned craft aimed at seeking natural resources and secrets of water bodies including rivers and lakes, Prof. Rohan Munasinghe of the university's Department of Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering says.

State intelligence sources have revealed that Anura Priyadarshana Yapa, Susil Premajayantha and Dilan Perera have held a secret discussion with former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, a day before the Maithri-Mahinda discussion, leading political sources say.

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has concluded an investigation pertaining to a financial irregularity of nearly Rs. 200m at the marketing division of the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) while broadcasting campaign commercials of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, reports say.

The Financial Criminal Investigation Division (FCID) has revealed that financial irregularities amounting to Rs. 40 million has taken place during the tenure of Major General Nanda Mallawaarachchi, as the secretary of the Sports ministry.

Twenty-two crimes against children are reported everyday in Sri Lanka, State minister for child development - Rosy Senanayake says.