Wheel bursts while landing

One wheel of a light passenger aircraft belonging to a domestic passenger service had burst while landing at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) this afternoon, airport officials said.

Bangladesh to export 50,000 T rice to SL

Bangladesh will export 50,000 tonnes of rice to Sri Lanka for the first time under a government-to-government deal at $450 a tonne including cost, freight and insurance, Food Minister Mohammad Karmul Islam said on Monday.

CW to assist LLRC implementation: Sharma

Commonwealth Secretary General Kamalesh Sharma today said that the Commonwealth Organisation would continue to assist Sri Lanka in the implementation of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) recommendations.

Video: LTTE assets could be used for election: UNP

The main opposition United National Party (UNP) today charged that the government may use LTTE assets in its campaign for a Presidential Election via Kumaran Pathmanathan (KP) following the lifting of the European Union General Court’s ban on the LTTE.

China has no military presence in Lanka: SL assures India

Sri Lanka's Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Jayantha Perera on Monday allayed India's fears on increasing Chinese military presence in the island nation, as he categorically stated that his nation will never compromise on India's national security or for that matter of any other country.

Vaiko confident of getting ban on LTTE lifted

MDMK general secretary Vaiko is confident that he can get the ban on the LTTE lifted. He was talking to journalists after the opening session of

UNP MPs released on bond

Six persons including four UNP parliamentarians, who were noticed for allegedly trespassing, were released on one million rupees personal bond each by Colombo Fort Magistrate Thilina Gamage today.

Dead body on Wellawatte Beach

The body of a police constable attached to the Wellawatte police station was found on the beach near 42nd Lane This morning, police said.

I will expose more corruption: Champika

Energy Minister Champika Ranawaka said that he was prepared to expose more large scale frauds and corruption in detail, in the electricity and petroleum sectors involving billions of rupees.

UNP for common candidate

Coming up with the United National Party (UNP)’s latest stance on the presidential elections, party’s National Leader and Leader of Opposition Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday said the party was for the fielding of one candidate representing all opposition political parties.

Landslide displaces 200

Around 200 people were displaced as a result of a landslide at Gale Kale in the Udu Dumbara police division this evening.  

Four injured in Railway level-crossing accident

Four persons were injured when a cab they were travelling in collided with a train plying from Colombo to Ja-Ella at the Rilahulla level-crossing in Kandana this evening.

JVP mulls legal action over poll

Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) today said it would file legal action against the Commissioner of Elections if he announced a Presidential Election as anticipated next month,

16 m Sri Lankans qualify for new Digital NICs

The Director of the Digital National Identity Card project Janaka Amarasinghe declared that 16 million Sri Lankans over the age of fifteen had qualified to receive the new Digital NICs in the near future.

Couple struck by lightning

A husband and wife were killed after being struck by lightning at Weerawila in Anuradhapura last evening, Police said.

Wigneswaran to visit Chennai

Chief Minister of Northern Province C.V. Wigneswaran will deliver a lecture on civil liberties in South Asia at an event organised by the People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) in Chennai in November.

Three Lankan held for abducting aspiring film director

The Chennai city police on Friday arrested three persons, all Sri Lankan, on charges of kidnapping an aspiring film director, also a Lankan, and extorting money from him.

India conveys concern at China presence in SL

India has expressed serious concern to Sri Lanka over China’s increasing military presence on the island, The Hindu newspaper reported.

India releases stamp on Anagararika Dharmapala

Indian President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday released a commemorative postage stamp on Anagarika Dharmapala, a Sri Lankan Buddhist revivalist and writer, at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Kamalesh Sharma arrives in Sri Lanka

Commonwealth Secretary General Kamalesh Sharma arrived in Sri Lanka this afternoon on a five day official visit, External Affairs Ministry said.  

78-year-old German lady missing in Meemure

A-78-year-old German lady who was visiting Meemure in Udadumbara with a group of 11 German nationals went missing since yesterday, police said.

Brothel raided in Boralesgamuwa

Ten sex workers were arrested during a raid by the Organised Crimes Investigation Unit on an alleged brothel being run under the guise of an Ayurvedic Medical Centre in Boralesgamuwa yesterday, police said.

Creationists trying to undermine alien research in SL: Wimal

Western ‘creationists’ were trying to rob Sri Lanka of crucial data related to extra-terrestrial life to further their agenda and undermine Buddhist teachings on the universe, Minister Wimal Weerawansa has said.

Video: How is the country bumpkin’s Budget: MR

After presenting the 2015 Budget in Parliament, President Mahinda Rajapaksa asked the opposition, "How is the Budget presented by the country bumpkin."  

Sabaragamuwa Uni reopens on Monday

The Sabaragamuwa University that had been closed for more than three weeks will reopen on October 27, the university administration said.

3 women killed in Matale

Three women were killed at Raththota in Matale when a tree fell on them while they were working on a tea estate this afternoon, police said.

Power disruption to the Southern Province

Power supply to the Southern Province was interrupted due to the tripping of the Southern Transmission line a short while ago, CEB said.

Three Lankan spies Chargesheeted in India

India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed a preliminary chargesheet against three Sri Lankan nationals, who were arrested over alleged espionage attempt, in Chennai city court on Thursday, the New Indian Express reported.

32-year-old hacked to death

The body of a 32-year-old three-wheel driver, who appeared to have been hacked to death, was found near a garbage dump at Manelgama Road in Kelaniya this morning.

SL hires another Washington firm

The government of Sri Lanka has hired its eighth Washington firm this year as it awaits the results of a United Nations human rights investigation into alleged war crimes.