The National People’s Power (NPP) comprising a number of progressive forces including political parties and civil society organisations will hold its national convention on 20 December at 9.00 am at the Monarch Imperial Conference Hall in Sri Jayewardenepura.

The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has been downgraded to B status by the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI), a United Nations Institute of National Human Rights Organisation.

Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa left for the United States this morning (15). According to BIA sources, the Finance Minister had left in an Emirates Flight at 02.55 am bound for Dubai. Sources also added his wife was accompanying him.

Two state entities, Colombo Commercial Fertilisers Ltd and Ceylon Fertilisers Company Ltd will be merged as the National Organic Fertiliser and Distribution Company to facilitate and increase solid and liquid organic fertiliser production, according to an Agriculture Ministry memorandum.

Sri Lanka’s inconsistency in decision making and reversing of mega project deals from time to time has strained its relations with India and China.

New Zealand will ban the sale of tobacco to its next generation, in a bid to eventually phase out smoking.

Time is running out for Sri Lanka to get assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as official discussions with government authorities and the IMF delegation now in the island are nearing completion, official sources said.

Thanks to archaic, Victorian-era laws that are still present in Sri Lanka, the country’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, and Queer/Questioning (LGBTIQ) community has been marginalised and discriminated against for over a century.

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Considering the current economic crisis that has engulfed Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka should consider embracing the concept of a national government to resolve its issues, renowned political critic Deepthi Kumara Gunarathne said.

Emphasising that this concept should not be similar to the former administration's 'Good Governance' model, Gunarathne said it should be aimed at the next decade and a half with a clear strategy in place to help Sri Lanka's ailing economy get back on track.

Deepthi Kumara Gunaratne, who is also the leader of the 'Samabima' party made these remarks while participating in an online talk show on 'Next TV'.