A special operation carried out by the Navy in seas off Oluthuduwai, Mannar (18th March 2022) led to the seizure of about 175 kg of Kerala cannabis (In wet weight). The

Navy also nabbed 02 suspects and a dinghy in connection to the incident.

The 144th Assembly of Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) will take place in Indonesia from 20th to 24th March 2022.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs Prof. G.L. Peiris has pointed to inaccuracies contained in the UK Travel Advisory on Sri Lanka in its successive revisions, resulting in the projection of a negative image of the country. He has conveyed the above to the UK authorities at a high level on Tuesday 15 March 2022.

With reference to news reports that CBSL Governor was asked to step down, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today said, “The news stories that Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal has been requested to step down is completely false.