The government has not increased the salaries of Members of Parliament by any amount, Cabinet Spokesman Minister Nalinda Jayatissa said today (11).

Sri Lanka Customs has appointed a special committee to find a solution to the ongoing dispute over vehicle imports that were brought into the country through Letters of Credit (LCs) but have been denied final customs clearance.

A container ship was hit by a missile in the Gulf of Oman, off the coast of Pakistan, news agency Reuters reported on Tuesday citing maritime security sources.

Sri Lankan skywatchers are set for a rare celestial spectacle tomorrow (12), with six planets expected to appear across the morning sky as the Perseid meteor shower reaches its annual peak, the Astronomy Division of the Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies stated.

Periods of extreme heat are becoming more frequent, intense ‌and longer-lasting as climate change warms the planet, the U.N. weather agency said on Tuesday, noting changes since the famously hot European summer of 1976.

A suspected close associate of organised crime figure Kanjipani Imran, known as “Ratmalane Saima,” has been ordered to be detained for 48 hours for questioning, police said.

The government has not yet reached a final decision on a proposal to impose the death penalty on those involved in drug trafficking, Cabinet Spokesman Minister Nalinda Jayatissa said today (11).

The government has purchased 27,458 metric tonnes of paddy so far, out of a planned total purchase of 39,500 metric tonnes, Cabinet Spokesman and Minister Nalinda Jayatissa said today (11).

Donald Trump secretly swapped planes as he left a Nato summit in Turkey last month, as part of an elaborate ruse in response to a possible Iranian threat, US media report.

Several factors have been identified as possible causes of recent clashes at prisons across the country, with authorities now taking steps to address them, Cabinet Spokesman Minister Nalinda Jayatissa stated.

Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government Professor Chandana Abeyratne has criticised the ongoing trade union action by Grama Niladhari (GN) officers, saying it is unacceptable as the present government has already proposed solutions to their

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has received a letter from the Chief Prelates of the three main Buddhist chapters opposing the proposed constitutional amendment to extend the retirement age of judges, Cabinet Spokesman Minister Nalinda Jayatissa said today (11).

Parliament is scheduled to meet from August 18 to 21, Secretary General of Parliament Kushani Rohanadeera has stated.

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved special arrangements to facilitate the return of Sri Lankans who fled the country during the war without using authorised ports of exit or valid passports and were subsequently registered as refugees in India.

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved Rs. 1.0675 billion in equity capital for Lanka Metro Transit (Private) Limited to expand and strengthen its urban public transport operations.

A Syrian court sentenced in absentia ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad along with his younger brother to death on Tuesday for crimes against humanity and war crimes during Syria’s 14-year conflict that left about half a million people dead.

The Cabinet of Minister has approved a proposal to convert 30,000 metric tonnes of paddy held by the Paddy Marketing Board (PMB) into rice and release it to the market.

South ‌African police said on Tuesday that 14 illegal miners had died ​and scores of others ​had been injured at a ⁠disused mine near Rustenburg ​in the North West province.