Test Cricket's veteran wicket taker Muttiah Muralitharan has joined Australia's coaching staff as a Coaching Consultant for this year's Test Series against Pakistan in the UAE.

The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) will inaugurate the new Tank Farm Complex and Bunkering Terminal on Sunday (22) at the Magam Ruhunupura Mahinda Rajapaksa Port (MRMRP)  under the patronage of President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Marking the occasion, fuel will be supplied to a container ship arriving from Dubai.

The United Nations General Assembly  unanimously approved Prince Zeid Ra’ad Zeid al-Hussein of Jordan as the new High Commissioner for Human Rights, succeeding Navi Pillay of South Africa, on Monday.

The President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Takehiko Nakao, on a three-day visit to Sri Lanka from 17-19 June will meet President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Wednesday (18) and will make a visit to Colombo port.