The government yesterday said a section of the Opposition was conspiring with the international community to destabilise the country to pave the way for a regime change. Top UPFA spokesman Minister Dallas Alahapperuma yesterday said that ‘the enemy’ was seeking a regime change though the government had effectively neutralised the military challenge posed by the LTTE.

Curbing public sector corruption won’t be easy: S’pitiya
Deputy Finance Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya on Tuesday (September 15) told a press conference at the Finance Ministry that the Rajapaksa government was trying to curb waste, corruption and irregularities in the public sector. The Kegalle District MP said that fighting corruption in the growing public sector was not an easy task.