10-year-old girl found in a well

01 Feb 2014

0

A body of a 10-year-old girl was found in a well at Shawasthipura in Anuradhapura this morning, police said

Cartoon of the day

01 Feb 2014

6

India refuses to support SL against US resolution in UNHRC

01 Feb 2014

35

To avoid hurting Tamil sentiment ahead of elections, the government has refused to commit Sri Lanka any support against a US-sponsored UN resolution accusing its military of committing war crimes in the final assault on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in 2009

SL asks US to be objective

01 Feb 2014

24

The Government yesterday expressed its dismay at what it termed as ‘the third consecutive attempt’ by the US to bring a resolution on Sri Lanka at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)

Ranjan to be UNP’s WP chief ministerial candidate

01 Feb 2014

23

United National Party (UNP) Ratnapura District parliamentarian Ranjan Ramanayake is expected to be the party’s chief ministerial candidate at the elections to the Western Provincial Council and would contest from the Gampaha District

Arrests were not meant to disrupt talks-Navy

31 Jan 2014

2

Sri Lanka Navy today said it was compelled to arrest the Indian fishermen as they had clearly intruded into the territorial waters of Sri Lanka and that the arrests were not meant to disrupt the ongoing talks between the two governments on the fishing crisis

Video: JVP accuses Bribery Com. of evading tactics

31 Jan 2014

4

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) parliamentarian Sunil Handunnetti today accused the Bribery Commission of attempting to sweep under the carpet the investigation against its Chairman by needlessly delaying the investigation

CB bomb victims remembered

31 Jan 2014

0

A special commemorative event was held today at the Central Bank to mark the 18th anniversary of the Central Bank bombing. Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal and relatives of the victims were present at the event. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja

Egyptian expat kills friend over affair with his SL girlfriend

31 Jan 2014

3

The Criminal Court in Kuwait City Thursday sentenced an Egyptian expatriate to death for murdering his compatriot inside the construction site of Shaddadiya University, in Kuwait

Audio: Ginger 200% confident of receiving nominations

30 Jan 2014

15

Despite reports that popular actresses and songstresses who aspired to represent the UPFA at the upcoming Western provincial likely to be rejected nominations, singer Judith White aka ‘Ginger’ said she is 200% confident of receiving nominations to represent the UPFA at the election ???

Video: NPC has overstepped its powers: UNP

30 Jan 2014

23

The United National Party (UNP) today charged that the Northern Provincial Council has overstepped it constitutional mandate by passing a resolution that called for an international investigation on Sri Lanka

No changes to post of 8 PS Chairman: SC

30 Jan 2014

3

The Supreme Court made an order today that no changes should be made to the post of Chairman in eight Pradeshiya Sabhas until March 31, 2014 where the budgets presented by those respective Pradeshiya Sabhas were defeated

India-SL discuss fishermen, maritime security

29 Jan 2014

0

External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid today held extensive talks with his Sri Lankan counterpart G L Peiris on key bilateral issues including fishermen, India-assisted developmental project in Northern Province and prospects for enhanced economic cooperation

Two killed, three injured in road accident

29 Jan 2014

4

Two people were killed and three injured when a van collided with a lorry at Magammana in Karawanella this evening, police said

Elephantine gifts…

29 Jan 2014

10

Two baby elephants were gifted to the Army and the Police by President Mahinda Rajapaksa at temple Trees this morning. Three-and-a-half year-old “Kandula” was gifted to the Army while four-and-a-half-year-old “Abeetha” was gifted to the Police. Pix by the presidential media

Saudi to deport Sri Lankan illegal workers

29 Jan 2014

6

More than two thousand illegal immigrants from several countries including Sri Lanka, detained over the weekend in Saudi Arabia are facing deportation, according to the Saudi Arabian interior ministry

Mannar mass grave toll reaches 53

29 Jan 2014

32

The skeletal remains of 53 bodies have been unearthed from a mass grave at Thirukethishvara in Mannar during the excavation work which was carried out up to yesterday, police said Pictures

Controversy over Ontario Premier's meeting with fmr. WTM spokesman

25 Jan 2014

8

Canada’s Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne had met a former spokesman for the World Tamil Movement, a front organization for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, a federally listed terrorist organization, while on a visit to a Toronto temple, Canadian media report said

Cartoon of the day

25 Jan 2014

11

Jayasuriya averts crisis in midnight drama at SLC

25 Jan 2014

17

A crisis that could have destroyed Sri Lanka’s cricket was averted at the last minute thanks to the timely intervention by chief national selector Sanath Jayasuriya while the whole of Sri Lanka was deep in their sleep on late Thursday night, a Sri Lanka team source told “Daily Mirror”