Teenager killed in Kollupitiya

A sixteen-year-old boy was killed and two of his friends injured when they were run over by a Fort-bound train near the Kollupitiya railway station this evening, Police said.  

Int'l Bar Assn. members violated visa rules-SL

The External Affairs Ministry today said in a statement that it rejected issuing visas to four members of the International Bar Association (IBA), who scheduled to travel to Sri Lanka for violating the country’s visa regulations.

IPL auction: Ajantha Mendis sold for $725,000

Australian allrounder Glenn Maxwell was the biggest earner at the IPL 2013 auction in Chennai today, attracting a price tag of $1million from Mumbai Indians. The other big winners were Ajantha Mendis ($725,000), Abhishek Nayar and Thisara Perera ($675,000).

No official communique on any resolution-SL

The External Affairs Ministry said that ‘it has not received any formal communique with regard to the US intentions to move a procedural resolution at the forthcoming Geneva sessions against Sri Lanka.”

One killed, 53 injured in two accidents

  At least one passenger was killed and 53 injured due to two separate accidents in Kotmale and Gampola this morning, police said.

MP Maddumabandara hospitalized

UNP MP Ranjith Maddumabandara has been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of the Karapitiya Hospital, Galle this morning following an illness, sources said.

Video: Navy rescues 138 foreigners from sinking ship

The Sri Lanka Navy has rescued a total of 138 Burmese and Bangladesh nationals from a sinking ship some 50 nautical miles off the eastern sea and brought to the Oluvil fishing harbor this morning, the navy said.

‘A/L results will create complications’

The Inter University Students Federation (IUSF) today expressed their concern over an alleged abnormality in the 2012 G.C.E. A/L results, claiming that the results are indicating signs of a possible complication in university entrance that could pave way to the promotion of private universities.

SL congratulates US Senator Kerry

Minister of External Affairs Prof G.L.Peiris in a letter to newly appointed Secretary of State John Kerry extended his congratulations on the nomination and expressed Sri Lanka’s willingness to continue working with the US in full cooperation on matters of mutual concern

Cricket Australia asks ICC to adopt fan-centric approach

Embarrassed by the abandonment of last month's ODI against Sri Lanka at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Cricket Australia has written to the ICC to implore possibilities of relaxing its standards for the resumption of rain-affected matches.

Australia has new Sri Lanka boat plan

The Australian Opposition immigration spokesman Scott Morrison said he would toughen the Coalition's policies after this week visiting Sri Lanka with Deputy Opposition Leader Julie Bishop.

SL Prez India visit: MDMK to picket PM's residence

Protesting against Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa's proposed visit to India, MDMK founder Vaiko on Friday announced picketing of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's residence at Delhi besides a black flag protest at Tirupati.

India’s former CJ denied visa

India’s former Chief Justice J.S. Varma, who sought to visit Sri Lanka as a member of an international fact finding mission on the impeachment process, had been denied visa by the Sri Lanka authorities, informed sources said yesterday

New hangmen start training session

Two newly recruited hangmen for the Welikada and Bogambara Prisons have started their first fourteen-day training session at the Centre for Research and Training in Corrections of the Welikada Prison, official sources confirmed

UK to support proposed resolution

Visiting Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister for South Asia Alistair Burt said yesterday that his country would support the planned procedural resolution by the United States on Sri Lanka at next month’s session of the United Nations Human Rights Council. Update

SC dismisses case against ex-AG and PB

The Supreme Court today dismissed with costs a fundamental rights petition that challenged the integrity and honesty of the former Attorney General Mohan Peiris and the Treasury Secretary P.B. Jayasundera.

Sisira Rathnayake new JSC Secretary

Former Colombo District Judge Sisira Rathnayake has been appointed as the new Secretary of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC). He replaces Manjula Tillakaratne who is transferred as the Supernumerary District Judge of Ratnapura, it is learnt.

India must impose sanctions on SL-TN governor

Tamil Nadu governor K Rosaiah on Friday urged the Indian government to impose economic sanctions on Sri Lanka and take steps to ensure that those displayed by the ethnic conflict there returned to their original homes.

SL lasses win thriller

The Sri Lanka women’s Cricket Team won in  a thriller, beating England by one wicket, at the Women’s world Cup in a group stage match played in Mumbai, India.

SL fails to take meaningful steps-HRW

The Sri Lankan government continued its assault on civil society and failed to take meaningful steps towards accountability for war crimes during the country’s armed conflict that ended in 2009, Human Rights Watch said in its World Report 2013 released today.

Video: Probe import of ‘Rolls Royce Ghost’ car- UNP

The United National Party (UNP) yesterday urged the government to investigate the import of a ‘Rolls Royce Ghost’ luxury vehicle.

Canberra denies SL people-smuggling report

The Gillard government has flatly denied a news report that a senior Sri Lankan government official was suspected by Australian authorities to have been complicit in the people-smuggling trade.

Iraj sued over ‘Mata Aloke Genadevi’

Colombo Commercial High Court today issued summons on vocalist Iraj Weeraratne for allegedly violating the copyrights of the song ‘Mata Aloke Genadevi’ owned by award- winning film producer, director and accomplished lyricist the late Herbert M. Seneviratne

‘Paba’gets divorced

The Colombo District Court yesterday allowed Upeksha Swarnamali (Paba) the Gampaha District parliamentarian to be divorced from her husband.

Sun Sea migrant faces deportation in 2 weeks

The case of a Tamil migrant whose refugee claim was denied reveals a key problem with Canada's new refugee law, his lawyer says.

Decision on Vishwaroopam soon, Minister Keheliya

A decision on lifting the ban on Kamal Haasan film Vishwaroopam will be taken in “2-3 days,” Sri Lanka Cabinet spokesperson and Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella has said

Law College cut off mark reduced

The Sri Lanka Law College has reduced the cut off mark of the law entrance examination thereby increasing the law college intake from 309 to 551, official sources said

Navi wants to send more rapporteurs

United Nations Human Rights High Commissioner Navi Pillay has sought to dispatch ten special rapporteurs to Sri Lanka to assess the implementation of the recommendations by the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC), the Daily Mirror learns

Australian intelligence links SL official to smugglers

A senior Sri Lankan government official is suspected by Australian authorities of being personally "complicit" in the people-smuggling trade, directly undermining Canberra's attempts to stop the surge in asylum-seeker boats, the Australian news paper reported.

Differently-abled girl creates history at A’Levels

For the first time in Sri Lanka a girl whose arms and legs do not work due to a weak nerve condition, has passed the GCE Advanced Level Examination with flying colours by giving oral answers at the 2012 A/L examination