Two remanded for swindling thousands of people

A  Manageress and a Director who have been working under an individual who was employed as a Director under Sakvithi Ranasinghe  and operated the  Sithijaya  Homes and  Rajagedara Homes  Companies were remanded

Suspect’s mother in high handed act

A woman who allegedly threatened an estate worker, a Tamil woman, who provided information on the murder of the superintendent of Nooriwatta Estate in Deraniyagala was arrested by police today.

Mervyn not ready to give up Kelaniya

Public Relations Minister Mervyn Silva said if he was found guilty for any of wrong doings by his party or any Court, he would resign from the post of Kelaniya electorate organiser and give up politics forever.

Minister cancels licence of drug supplier

As a special inquiry was underway following the recovery of a sleeping tablet stock worth Rs. 200,000 from a person in Kosgama, Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena has ordered that the permit of the drug supplier be cancelled

UNP wants postal laws changed

The main opposition UNP today called for laws pertaining to postal votes suggesting that all public servants be allowed to cast their postal votes at the district secretariat office.

Ready to share our experience-SL

The government said that it is ready to share its experience as best practices on humanitarian effectiveness with other countries that are similarly placed, in an effort to relieve those who undergo suffering due to humanitarian emergencies

ENOC says its cargo to Sri Lanka met all specifications

Emirates National Oil Company (Enoc) said it has investigated how a diesel cargo to Sri Lanka that was alleged to be not as per contractual specifications and came to the conclusion that the cargo met all specifications.

Brothel raided in Nugegoda

Seven women, including the manager of a brothel which had been operating as an Ayurvedic medical centre at Kandawaththa Road, Nugegoda were arrested by the Mirihana Police last night, Police said.

SL beat South Africa by 180 runs

Sri Lanka beat South Africa by 180 runs in first ODISri Lanka beat South Africa by 180 runs in first one day international played at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Saturday.

SL 320 :Sanga 169

An amazing 169 from Kumar Sangakkara propelled his team to 320 for five in the first one-day international against South Africa at the Premadasa stadium in Colombo on Saturday.

Gota in Uganda

Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa, has arrived in Uganda to promote bilateral security among both nations, media reports said.

Wildlife officer killed by elephant

A wildlife officer attached to the Lunugamwehera wildlife office was killed by an elephant last night when he tried to chase it away, the Wildlife Department said

Strong winds forecast in coastal areas

The Meteorology Department said the sea areas off the coast extending from Hambantota to Pottuvil and deep sea areas off the coast from Jaffna to Trincomalee may experience strong winds with speeds increasing upto 60 km/h at times

First boat stopped under new Australian asylum regime

The first group of boat people who could be sent to Papua New Guinea under the Australian government's tough new asylum seeker policy has been intercepted north of Christmas Island.

‘Govt. always discourages illegal travel’-SL

The External Affairs Ministry yesterday said that the Sri Lankan government as a policy had discouraged illegal travel and would further use all possible modes to dissuade illegal asylum seekers, while claiming that it needed more time to study the ban on such asylum seekers

Uruwarigelage Vanniyale Ettho gripes

Vedda Chief Uruwarigelage Vanniyale said he preferred his life in the jungle to town comforts and that he even used the vehicle issued to him by the government only for the purposes of his community.

Military stifling growth in North: EU

The European Parliamentary Delegation, which is on a visit to Sri Lanka, expressed concern over the military presence in the North and the involvement of the military in economic activities there.

Ranil and Dayasiri in special pow wow

UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe and dissident UNP MP Dayasiri Jayasekara held a special meeting today to iron out differencesbetween the two individuals.

Harsha blasts Govt. for casino tax holidays

The Government has in a gazette notification granted 10-year tax holidays to Lake Leisure Development Project of casino tycoon James Packer and Iconic Integrated Resort Project of John Keells Holdings to build and operate Mixed Development Projects with casinos

No more 'boat people' in Aussie; Kevin Rudd

Any asylum seeker who arrives by boat without a visa will have no chance of being resettled in Australia as a refugee, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has announced.

Video: Vaas case: Confusion in Court

Confusion prevailed at the Colombo Magistrate’s Court today when four suspects informed the Magistrate that the lawyer making submissions on their behalf was not retained by them nor did he represent them

CP doctors on 24-hr token strike

Doctors at all government Hospitals in the Central Province have launched a twenty-four-hour token strike from this morning, GMOA spokesman Dr. Naveen de Soysa said

Fully equipped camps for each Army battalion: Army Chief

Outgoing Army Commander Jagath Jayasuriya said a process was underway to provide each battalion of the Army with a fully equipped camp with modern facilities.

Man who attempted to fire at police shot dead

A man who attempted to fire at a Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) team at Huludagoda Road in Mount Lavinia during a raid was shot dead by the police this evening, Police spokesman SP Buddhika Siriwardena said.Pictures

Jayalalithaa rebukes Karunanidhi

Lashing out at her arch rival and DMK president M Karunanidhi for moving the Supreme Court seeking retrieval of Katchatheevu island from Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Thursday termed it as a "political opportunistic drama" to hood wink people of the state.

Accused in Indian Dy. HC’s vehicle theft case acquitted

Two persons accused of stealing the Indian Deputy High Commissioner’s official vehicle in May 2005, were acquitted by the Kegalle High Court today.

Govt. curtailing freedom of expression: UNP

The UNP said today that the government was curtailing freedom of expression and creativity of artistes by targeting their artistic creations and branding them as treacherous.

Trinco students murder: STF officers further remanded

The twelve Special Task Force personnel who were remanded in connection with the murder of five students in Trincomalee were further remanded a short while ago by the Trincomalee Magistrate court.

20 police personnel transferred from Deraniyagala

Twenty policemen attached to the Deraniyagala police station were transferred with immediate effect yesterday and the police headquarters termed it as a ‘service requirement’.UPDATE

One dead, 15 injured in bus accident

One person was killed and 15 were injured when a lorry crashed onto a stationary bus at the Govipala Junction on the Puttalam Anuradhapura road early this morning, police said Pictures