Over 130 UPFA MPs have ensured their support for the no confidence motion tabled against Public Order Minister John Amaratunga, former minister Mahinda Amaraweera said to 'Sri Lanka Mirror'.

Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera says the government hopes that they 'will be able to raise the judiciary from the depths to which it has sunk' under the new Chief Justice and the reforms they propose to introduce.

Sports Minister Navin Dissanayake said today (February 2) that there will be no change made to the Selection Committee ahead of the annual general meeting and election of office bearers to Sri Lanka Cricket.

The United States threw their support behind the new Sri Lankan government of President Maithripala Sirisena Monday, pledging Washington's support for the government's 100 day reform program.

Head of the Balapitiya Provincial Council Dayaratne de Silva and eight others were arrested today (February 2) in connected with the stone attack on the vehicle of Ranil Wickremasinghe who was then the leader of the Opposition.