Arrested for selling flowers

Nine people including seven women were arrested while selling flowers illegally along the pavement near the Kalutara Bodhiya today, Police said

SL refugees saved by UAE find new home in US

Eleven Sri Lankan refugees have arrived in Los Angeles  to begin their new lives after receiving care in the UAE for six months

Two PCs, Vice Chairman hospitalised

Two policemen and the Buttala Pradeshiya Sabha Vice Chairman were hospitalised after they were injured in an attack last night in Buttala, police said

Seven deaths on Expressway so far

Seven people have died in six fatal accidents so far on the Southern Expressway from the time the expressway was opened, Police said.

Retrieve lands in Tamil areas: PMK

PMK founder-leader Dr S Ramadoss on Wednesday urged the United Nations and the Union government to immediately intervene in retrieving 7,000 sqkm of Tamil areas and prevent heavy militarisation of the Tamil provinces in Sri Lanka

Partial lunar eclipse visible tonight

This year’s first lunar eclipse could be seen in Sri Lanka tonight at 11.34. The partial eclipse takes place as the Moon traverses the Earth’s penumbral shadow

DMK tells CMAG members to keep out of SL meet

A delegation of Members of Parliament of the DMK on Tuesday gave a memorandum to several member countries of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) in Delhi urging them to not hold the 2013 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Colombo slated to be held from November 15 to 17

Accident kills Puttalam PS Chairman

Chairman of the Puttalam Pradeshiya Sabha Diluk Susara was killed in an accident this morning in Sittamadama, Deduru Oya, police said

All UK visa applications to be made on online

The British High Commission in Colombo yesterday said that from Monday May 6, 2013, applicants and their dependents who are applying for a UK visa will need to make their applications online. From this date, manually completed application forms will no longer be accepted

Without UNP’s hydro power projects situation may be worse: Karu

UNP parliamentarian Karu Jayasuriya said today if not for hydro power plants constructed by the UNP which generates about 30%-40% hydro power free of charge, the situation would have been worse today

Govt. website hacked

The government Information Department’s official website www.news.lk was hacked by a group identifying itself as Sultan Brain this afternoon

Parliament tripped

The Parliament sittings has been suspended for five minutes after UNP MPs staged a protest holding candles against the electricity tariff hike announced by the government.

Video: Bangladesh building collapse kills at least 70

An eight-story building in Bangladesh that housed several garment factories collapsed on Wednesday morning, killing at least 70 people, injuring hundreds of others, and leaving an unknown number of people trapped in the rubble, according to Bangladeshi officials and media outlets ???

Video: Let’s produce the equipment needed to defend SL

President Mahinda Rajapaksa said even though we faced a 30-year war, we still import weapons and the equipment needed for defending the country.???

Audio: Govt. molly-coddling former terrorists: SF

The Government has permitted separatists and terrorist leaders to contest the upcoming elections, DNA Leader Sarath Fonseka said today. ???

Saudi donation frees jailed SL maids

A Saudi national has offered to pay 22,000 Saudi riyals (Dh21,539) to rescue two Sri Lankan domestic helpers from prison and leave Saudi Arabia

Duminda granted bail

Parliamentarian Duminda Silva, the eleventh suspect in the killing of former Presidential Advisor Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra and three others at Mulleriyawa on the local government elections day on October 8, 2011 was granted Rs 50,000 cash bail with two sureties for Rs 500,000 each by the Colombo High Court today

ICU closed at Castle Hospital

The Intensive Care Unit at the Castle Street Hospital for Women, Colombo is currently closed following a patient’s death due to infection.

Police officers threatened by Mayor transferred

The two police officers alleged to have been threatened by the Mayor of Gampaha had been transferred to Peliyagoda Special Investigation Unit on their request.

'Doorstep' similar to SL's moonstone auctioned in UK

A moss-covered old 'doorstep' similar to Sri Lanka's moonstone (Sandakada pahana) found in a garden was sold for £553,250 at an auction in UK yesterday, the Sun reported

Company suspends employee who posted hate messages

An employee of a respected Sri Lankan company was suspended for a month after an inquiry found him guilty of sprouting racial hatred and sexually derogatory remarks on Facebook

Daya Master to contest on UPFA ticket

Former LTTE spokesman Velayutham Dayanithi alias Daya Master, yesterday confirmed to Daily Mirror that he would contest the Northern Provincial Council elections under the ruling United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) symbol. The elections are likely to be held this year in September

Railway unions to meet govt. officials

Railway unions who called off a planned countrywide 48-hour strike that was to commence yesterday would meet government officials tomorrow to address their grievances and receive their demands

STF training Maldivian police

The Special Task Force (STF) conducted a VIP training for a group of 30 Maldivian police officers for a period of six weeks.

Video: Family planning turns school planning: MR

President Mahinda Rajapaksa said yesterday that today couples were compelled to plan on their children’s school as they got married.

Manamendra arrested

Nawa Sihala Urumaya Leader Sarath Manamendra was arrested by the Welikada police for failing to appear in court in a case against him, police sources said.

Parliament adjourned over electricity tariff

Parliament was adjourned until 1.00 p.m. tomorrow after the UNP staged a protest over the electricity tariff hike.

Audio: Geetha aspires to being a Chief Minister

Bentara-Elpitiya SLFP Organiser Geetha Kumarasinghe said she could also be appointed Chief Minister if a former actress like J. Jayalalithaa could be the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister ???

Three injured in train-van collision

Three people were injured when a train bound to Galle crashed into a van at Weligama this morning, police said

SL calls for total elimination of nuclear weapons

Sri Lanka has called for the total elimination of nuclear weapons from the world claiming it is the only possible way for the survival of humanity