Ahila Ilankai Thamil Congress (AITC) MP Selvarajah Kajendren and 17 others who were arrested for engaging in a protest violating a court order in Jaffna, were released on bail.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that the economy could not be built through the reconciliation alone and the economic development rate of the country depends on the attitude and commitment of the people, President's Media Division (PMD) said.

Under intense pressure, the Government yesterday announced revision to the circular on personal income tax relaxing certain incentives provided for an employee whose monthly income exceeds Rs. 100,000.

A duty-free shopping facility was declared open for passengers today at the Jaffna International Airport (JIA).

Finance State Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said yesterday that all necessary steps would be taken to take Sri Lanka's toddy to the international market.

A minor earth tremor of Magnitude 2.3 on the Richter scale was reported from Wellawaya around 3 am today, the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau said.

Ruling party members of the new Committee on Public Finance have been appointed as per the announcement made by Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardene in Parliament.

At least 28 passengers were hospitalized when a bus fell into a precipice in Mahawanguwa area in Ratnapura on the Ratnapura-Siripagama Road this afternoon.

A contempt of court application filed by the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) against Chairman of the Ceylon Electricity Board