The Finance Ministry confirmed there is a small shortage of four essential goods - milk powder, LP gas, wheat flour and cement - and assured that at the moment sufficient stocks of all other items are on hand

Cabaret performer Nathasha Edirisooriya, who got into trouble for her remarks on religions that caused much controversy, was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department at Bandaranaike International Airport while trying to leave the country

Supreme Court has given the green light to a bill that aims to decriminalise homosexuality, in a move hailed as a "historic development" by activists

The foundation stone for the construction of a new auditorium at the SLAF Academy in China Bay was laid, thanks to a grant donated by the Indian Air Force

The country confirmed its commitment to continue to deal with all creditor nations and other stakeholders in a transparent manner, based on the principle of comparable treatment