Lawyers of MP Ravi Karunanayake filed a petition before appeal court requesting to annul the arrest warrant issued against him by the Fort magistrate through a writ order.

A group of 166 persons including 164 Sri Lankans and two South Korean nationals, who arrived at the Katunayake International Airport this morning from South Korea, have been sent to the special Quarantine facility in Batticaloa.

Although we stood firm by Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the presidential election despite threats within our own ranks, we are now being attacked like animals by leaders of the government, SLFP General Secretary Dayasiri Jayasekara said.

Commander of the Army says the tri-services once again shouldering the national responsibility of containing any possible transmission of deadly ‘Covid-19’ (Coronavirus) in the country have now finalized arrangements to quarantine foreigners and Sri Lankan expatriates arriving in Sri Lanka.

The JVP, yesterday, accused the government of hiding former UNP MP Ravi Karunanayake while the police were looking for him.

Although agreement has been expressed to give the ‘Swan’ symbol to the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), the UNP has been sitting on the matter without taking a decision, several senior politicians said.

A total of six persons have been confirmed dead and three others injured after a van veered off the road and rammed on to a post in Lunugamwehera at around 1.45 am.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa inspected the progress of the Kalutara North Calido beach Development Project yesterday (8).

The United National Party (UNP) yesterday informed the Elections Commissioner that it would be contesting all 22 electoral districts, at the parliamentary polls fixed for April 25.

Perpetual Treasuries Limited (PTL) Director Muthuraja Surendran was arrested over the Central Bank bond scam by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).

Former United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) Parliamentarian Kumara Welgama launched the New Lanka Freedom Party (NLFP) yesterday (6).

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa instructed members of the special task force set up to monitor and discuss preventive measures against COVID-19 virus in Sri Lanka to formulate a scientific mechanism to prevent the disease entering the country.

The 19th Amendment to the Constitution would be repealed following the General Election as it has created many issues in the state and political parties, assured Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday.

The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today issued warrants for the arrest of former Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake and 9 others over the Central Bank bond auctions of March 2016.