Chairman of the Lanka Private Bus Owners Association (LPBOA) Gemunu Wijerathna has said that bus fares to be reduced soon by 7% following the fuel price reduction.

The ministry of Power and Energy Ministry today (22) requested the public to inform the Special Complaints Unit set up at the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) if they came across any issues including incidents of fuel being sold at exorbitant prices despite the price reductions announced last night.

The new government in Sri Lanka should merge the Northern and Eastern provinces and accord the right to land and policing rights to the local government, if it wanted to win the faith of Tamils, founder of Tamil Desiya Munnani P. Nedumaran, said on Wednesday.

The passports of Former Governor of Central Bank Ajith Nivard Cabraal and Former Monitoring MP of the Ministry of External Affairs Sajin de Vass Gunawardena have been seized for three months.

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) and the Minister of Foreign Affairs Mangala Samaraweera are mounting pressure on the controversial Supreme Court Chief Justice, Mohan Peiris, to resign and make way for the re-instatement of his impeached and sacked predecessor, Shirani Bandaranayake.

Fiji Finance Minister Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has extended an invitation to Sri Lanka Minister for External Affairs Mangala Samaraweera today to visit the country and further strengthen relations.