UN Human Rights Commissioner Prince Zeid bin Ra’ad is to visit Sri Lanka in June this year.

Presidential adviser on constitutional affairs, Dr. Jayampathi Wickremaratne is displeased with the proposed constitutional amendment that has been approved by the cabinet and gazetted.

Moving to deepen its engagement with Colombo and counter Beijing’s influence in the region, New Delhi is hosting a dialogue on vinaya (code of conduct) between high-ranking Theravada monks from Sri Lanka and counterparts of the Nalanda tradition — the first dialogue at this level between the two Buddhist traditions.

The Madras High Court Bench here has confirmed the conviction and 12 years of rigorous imprisonment imposed on four individuals for attempting to smuggle 17.384 kg of heroin to Sri Lanka through Pudumadam seashore near Uchipuli in Ramanathapuram district.

A fire has broken out in the 7th floor of the Unity Plaza building in Bambalapitiya, police say.

The government is committed to uphold the victory that the people of this country achieved on 8th January by taking resolute action to strengthen democratic institutions, good governance and the rule of law and enable peaceful dissent and freedom of expression, said foreign affairs minister Mangala Samaraweera in parliament today (18).