Leader of the House Bimal Ratnayke today requested Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne to look into the possibility of taking action against his predecessor Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, former Deputy Speaker Ajith Rajapaksa and former Deputy Chairman of Committees Angajan Ramanathan for alleged excessive use of fuel during their tenures.

"Former Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena has used nine vehicles from January 1 2024 and had spent Rs. 33 million for fuel, Deputy Speaker Ajith Rajapaksa has used six vehicles in 2024 incurring an expense of Rs. 13 million. The then Deputy Chairman of Committees Angajan Ramanathan has used four vehicles incurring a loss of Rs. 7 million for fuel in 2024," Ratnayake said.

"The documents which I table today have been certified by the Finance Director of Parliament. I request the Speaker to look into the possibility of taking action against these persons," he added.

The passenger who was arrested for allegedly attempting to sexually harass two SriLankan Airlines flight attendants, was released on two sureties of Rs. 100,000 each by Colombo Chief Magistrate Tanuja Lakmali today. The court also imposed a travel ban on the suspect.

Former MP and an organiser for the Kalutara District, Lakshman Wijemanne protested against MP Rajitha Senaratne's presence at the party headquarters Sirikotha during a ceremony held to handover appointment letters to new organisers. However, party sources said the matter was settled by party leader Ranil Wickremesinghe who intervened and managed to calm things down.

Medical officers have decided to continue with their strike action despite the arrest of the suspect wanted in connection with the alleged rape of a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital.

While the preparations for the 2025 Local Government (LG) Elections are being carried out, 155,976 new voters have qualified to vote in the upcoming polls, Elections Commission (EC) Chairman R.M.A.L. Ratnayake said.

The Cabinet decided to table the Batalanda Commission report in Parliament within this week, Cabinet Spokesman Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said today. He told the weekly briefing to announce Cabinet decisions that the Cabinet discussed the measures to be taken with regard to the report.

The doctors of the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital launched an idefinite strike against the sexual assault of a lady doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital.

The suspect who sexually assaulted a lady doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching hospital is found to be an army deserter, Minister of Public Security Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today.

Considering requests from various departments and affiliated bodies of the Ministries to fill vacant posts, the Cabinet has granted approval for the relevant Ministries and institutions to proceed with 5,882 recruitments, as recommended by the committee.

Claiming that the stance of the government on the Adani Wind Power project has not changed, Cabinet Spokesman Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said today the Adani group can decide to pull out of the project if they are not ready to revise the tariff rates.

Cabinet Spokesman Nalinda Jayatissa was careful not to mention former Minister Tiran Alles' name despite numerous questions from journalists about potential links between former IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon and former Minister Alles.