The Freedom People's Congress will hold talks with all parties in the opposition in order to form the most far-reaching alliance to defeat the insensitive, authoritarian Wickremesinghe regime, said its leader Dullas Alahapperuma.

The absence of the SLPP’s district level leaders at a meeting between the party and president Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday (12) has signaled a brewing political crisis of serious nature, political sources said.

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Eran Wickremaratne has questioned the purpose of an anti-corruption act that fails to punish the corrupt.

A catholic priest who had campaigned against crimes by Indian peacekeepers in the north and the east has been remembered on his 35th death anniversary.

Government doctors have urged the government to publicize the tax amendments due to take place at the request of professionals.

Transport minister Bandula Gunawardena has ruled out a revival of the railways if it continues to function as a state department.

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has demanded a final solution to the ethnic issue before July 30, failure of which will rule out any talks with the government again.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe departs on June 17 on an European tour that will take him to London and Paris.

Former Supreme Court judge L.T.B. Dehideniya is tipped to be appointed chairman of the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL), said sources in parliament.

Ministerial hopeful SLPP seniors cannot be given positions for the present, the government has informed them officially.