Sri Lanka has refuted recent claims from US intelligence that there are potential plans for a Chinese military base to be established on its soil.

France together with Canada, Japan, Netherlands, Spain and United Kingdom as long-standing and active members of the Paris Club recently requested the Southern District Court of New York to consider extending the five-month stay in support of the Government of Sri Lanka to safeguard the ongoing debt restructuring process.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested Dr. Thusitha Sudarshana, the Deputy Director of the Health Ministry’s Medical Supplies Division on arrival in Sri Lanka at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday said that he will submit the IMF technical assistance reports to Parliament soon.

While urging the government to stop selling state property with a national election within sight, the National People’s Power (NPP) yesterday warned any interested parties to reconsider before purchasing state property as a future NPP government would have to take decisions against such deals.

On the heels of the cabinet nod to establish a medical faculty at the National School of Business Management (NSBM), the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) has expressed reservations, questioning the necessity of the move as it appears unrealistic.

Tourism Minister Harin Fernando has unveiled plans to showcase Sri Lanka’s rich cultural heritage and natural beauty through a special runway show to be held at Sigiriya.

In response to recent findings published in the British medical journal, The Lancet, concerning child malnutrition and underweight girls, Sri Lanka's health authorities have rejected the content referred to the portrayal of Sri Lanka.

Ahead of the pending national elections, the government has made fresh attempts to bring about changes to the parliamentary election system by seeking to amend the Parliamentary Elections Act, a Minister said.