Samantha Vidyarathna contrasted the NPP's two years in office with what he characterised as Ranil Wickremesinghe's 2048 timeline for rebuilding the country.
Johnston Fernando said the campaign will run five days a week under Namal Rajapaksa, targeting unfulfilled promises and alleged financial irregularities.
Police say the 64-year-old arrived on a Flydubai flight from Saudi Arabia via Dubai. His bag travelled separately and was waiting for him at BIA.
A three-judge bench held Police Constable Lakmal breached Article 11 and ordered him to pay Rs 100,000 from his own funds. The assault dates to 2019.
Tourist Police say a 21-year-old was detained after a rapid response at Rumassala. The suspect was handed to Habaraduwa Police and is due in court on Sunday.
The Foreign Minister told the 63rd ABU General Assembly that technology has made truth harder to separate from falsehood. President Dissanayake attended.
Police say a suspect was arrested at Maligathanna on Saturday with a haul worth about Rs 2 million. He is due before the Attanagalla Magistrate's Court.
A delegation led by the Cardinal met Dr Nandika Sanath Kumanayake over wetland loss, coastal erosion at Pamunugama and industry at Seeduwa.
The 28th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting opens Sunday in St John's, with leaders of 56 member states expected to attend.
Police tell the Jaffna Municipal Council to demolish structures at the Nallur Thileepan memorial, saying they were built without council approval.
Police fired on a three-wheeler that did not stop as ordered at Mahakade junction, Kadawatha. The Daily Mirror reports the person injured is 16.
NPP executive council member and attorney-at-law, a former LSSP politburo member who helped found the United Left Front, died on Saturday evening.
Special Determination petitions say the Organised Crime Bill would strip magistrates of discretion and allow year-long detention in police custody.
Anura Kumara Dissanayake criticised opposition groups using clay figures and pins, saying beneficiaries of the old order resist NPP reforms.
The Opposition Leader said the terrorism and organised crime bills risk being used against dissent, citing tattoos and clothing as markers of guilt.
The council is co-chaired by the Acting Atamasthanadhipathi and the President's Chief of Staff, and will advise on sacred city development programmes.
Upali Pannilage says 1,206,000 still receive payments and the revised first-phase list added about 2,000 beneficiaries rather than removing them.
The ministry says fabricated claims that Hiniduma Sunil Senevi disrespected Buddhist property are circulating, and has written to the Information chief.
The Caucus for Persons with Disabilities is also drafting a bill to replace the 1996 Act, and a Sign Language Act, after consulting more than 50 organisations.
A Kandy lawyer says the government violated fundamental rights by failing to act on cyclone forecasts. Counter-objections are due on 12 February.
The Walana Central Anti-Corruption Strike Force is leading an analysis of DMT computer systems, assisted by SLCERT, SLT and University of Colombo specialists.
Police say around 42 people were arrested over the case, and that the girl was later abused again and sold on while in her mother's care. Other trials continue.
Police say a statement was recorded inside prison from a man arrested alongside Ishara Harsha Kumara, under court order.
President Dissanayake names a new five-member Human Rights Commission, filling vacancies left by the previous members' completed terms.