Mahela named captain of ICC World T20 team

Outgoing Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene was named skipper of the International Cricket Council's (ICC) team of the World Twenty20 tournament on Monday, one day after his side were beaten in the final by a rampant West Indies.

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Indian and his SL girlfriend in liquor peddling

An Indian expatriate and a Sri Lankan woman, both lovers, were arrested by officers from Khaitan Police Station for peddling in local and imported liquor.

Maldivian Ex-president arrest

Maldivian police on Monday arrested the country's first democratically-elected president Mohammed Nasheed after he again failed to turn up for the start of a trial for abuse of power, his party said

SC refuses to stop training of SL army personnel

The Supreme Court has refused to restrain the Centre from giving training to personnel of the Sri Lankan armed forces, despite a furore by parties like the DMK and the AIADMK that have been protesting against their training programme in India.

Protest attack on JSC

A large number of lawyers are now staging a demonstration outside the Supreme Court in Hulftsdorp over the attack on the Judicial Services Commission’s (JSC) Secretary PICTURES

Petronas eyes oil well exploration in SL

Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) is considering oil well explorations off the shores of Sri Lanka, possibly near the Palk Straits and the Mannar Basin bordering India and the island state.

Mahela steps down as T20 skipper

Sri Lanka's Mahela Jayawardena stepped down as T20 skipper late on Sunday. His decision came after his team's 36-run loss to West Indies in the final match of ICC World T20.

WI beat SL to win 2012 World T20 title

West Indies outclassed hosts Sri Lanka by 36 runs in a low-scoring finale to lift the 2012 World Twenty20 title at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday.

West Indies ends first innings with 137 runs

End of first innings West Indies, scored 137 runs for 6 wickets against Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup final at R. Premadasa Stadium

Windies bat against Sri Lanka in T20 final

West Indies captain Darren Sammy won the toss and elected to bat against hosts Sri Lanka in the final of the World Twenty20 Cricket 2012 here at the Premadasa Stadium on Thursday.

District Judges and Magistrates decide to halt work

All district judges and magistrates in the country have decided to keep away from their day to day work on Monday (8) to protest against the assault on Judicial Services Commission Secretary Manjula Tilakaratne.

It is an attack on judiciary-Magistrate

While claiming that the attack on the Judicial Services Commission Secretary was a direct attack on the independence of the judiciary, Mt. Lavinia Additional Magistrate Ruchira Weliwatta ordered the Mt. Lavinia Police to submit a full report on the incident within three days.

Australia wins Women's World Twenty20

Defending champions Australia beat England by four runs in the final to win the Women's World Twenty20 in Colombo on Sunday.

63 policemen transferred

More than 60 policemen attached to the Horana, Moragahahena and Bandaragama police stations have been transferred immediately over a number of incidents involving delays in investigations, Police Headquarters said today.

SF and Hakeem visit hospital

Former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka and Justice Minister Rauff Hakeem have visited the National Hospital separately to see the well-being of Judicial Services Commission Secretary Manjula Tillakaratne, who was assaulted by unidentified men this morning. Photos

Thunder showers in Colombo tonight?

The Met Department has warned that there is a possibility of thunder showers in Colombo around 9 pm tonight as a result of the current inter-monsoon conditions.

MR orders IGP to take action

While condemning the alleged assault on the Secretary of the Judicial Services Commission, the Government said that President Mahinda Rajapaksa has ordered the Police Chief to take action to bring the perpetrators to justice.

Hakeem condemns assault

Minutes after the assault on the Secretary of the Judicial Services Commission, Justice Minister Rauff Hakeem strongly condemned the assault as an act that is likely to trigger far reaching repercussions.

JSC secretary assaulted

The secretary of the Judicial Services Commission Manjula Thilakarathne has been assaulted by a group of four unidentified men in Mount Lavinia this morning, the Police said.

Mahela plays down Gayle factor

Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene played down the Chris Gayle factor in Sunday's World Twenty20 final saying the West Indies team was not just about the swashbuckling opener from Jamaica.

Meeting with Basil successful-FUTA

The meeting between Minister Basil Rajapaksa and the Federation of University Teachers Association (FUTA) was successfully concluded this evening, the FUTA said.

130 SL maids food poisoned in Jordan

One hundred and thirty (130) Sri Lankan domestic workers who had taken refuge at their embassy in Jordan have been hospitalised with food poisoning, a security official said.

Lightning kills two foreigners in Haputale

Two foreigners were killed and three others were injured when they were struck by lightning in Haputale this evening, Police said.

SL addressing demanding issues including reconciliation-Japan

The Japanese government said that Sri Lanka is focusing and addressing the cogent and demanding issues such as rehabilitation, reconciliation, and resettlement, among others, particularly in the North and East.

Special traffic plan for T20 finals

Special traffic arrangements have been made in view of the World Cup T20 finals to be held at the R. Premadasa grounds tomorrow evening, the Police said

Audio: FUTA willing to compromise

The Federation of University Teachers Association (FUTA) said today that they are willing to compromise the demand for a 6% allocation of the GDP for education ahead of a key meeting with Minister Basil Rajapaksa scheduled for today

SL to send two elephants to Prague zoo

Sri Lanka has donated two young female Indian elephants to the Prague zoo, where they will arrive on Saturday, flown to the Czech Republic by a Sri Lankan military plane, Prague zoo director Miroslav Bobek has told the media.

No tickets available for WT20 final

The World T20 secretariat said today that no tickets would be issued for tomorrow's final of the ongoing World T20 tournament between Sri Lanka and West Indies

Indian Academics express support to striking teachers

As the three-month-old agitation by teachers, which has crippled universities in Sri Lanka, including Jaffna, shows no sign of ending in an amicable manner; prominent academics from India have joined a large group of intellectuals from different parts of the globe, to express solidarity with the protesting teachers.