Video: We will fight to the end - SF

Former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka who participated at the rally organised by University lecturers vowed to continue the struggle for the benefit of the future generations in Sri Lanka.

‘More SL asylum seekers want to go home’

Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to Australia, Thisara Samarasinghe, told the Australian ‘National Times’ that more Sri Lankans, who arrived in Australia seeking asylum, had applied to go home.

System dulls our spinners' magic: Murali

Legendary Sri Lankan spinner Muthiah Muralidaran believes Australia's failure to produce a spinner who can perform outrageous tricks since Shane Warne's retirement can be attributed to the perfectionist attitude of the nation's coaches.

Video: Ranil, SF join rally

UNP leader Ranil Wickremasinghe, former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka, JVP leader Somawanshe Amarasinghe and a host of other political leaders are currently participating at the rally held in Hyde Park by the University lecturers. VIDEO UPDATED

Protest marches head towards Colombo

Two separate protest marches – one by the University lecturers and the other by the Inter University Students Federation are nearing Colombo causing heavy congestion along the Galle Road and the Baseline Road, our reporter said.

Urgently resolve education crisis; Mahanayakes

The most venerable Mahanayakes of the Malwaththe and Asgiriya chapters in a statement to the Ministry of higher education today said that the government has to take urgent measures to solve the impending deadlock between the Ministry of Higher education and University lecturers

Police await postmortem inquiry

The Police said today that the deaths of the two IUSF activists will be treated as an accident until the completion of the postmortem inquiry. Police spokesman SSP Ajith Rohana said that the Police would not comment until the completion of the inquiry

Officer-In-Charge of Kahawatta murder investigation transferred

The Officer-In-Charge of the special Colombo Crime Division (CCD) that had been appointed to probe a series of killings that had taken place in Kahawatta, had reportedly been transferred with effect from yesterday (27), days before the arrest of the main suspect in these killings, informed sources said

Anti Islam film maker arrested in US

The filmmaker of the controversial video that sparked protests across the Muslim world has been arrested in Los Angeles. Nakoula Besseley Nakoula is in custody and is scheduled to make a court appearance in a federal court in Los Angeles

Defence, Urban Dev. Budgetary share tops Rs. 290 bn

The Defence and Urban Development Ministry has received the biggest budgetary allocation for 2013 exceeding Rs. 290 billion for both recurrent and capital expenditure, according to the Appropriation Bill approved by the Cabinet on Wednesday

Luxury vehicles galore on permits

A shipment of 525 vehicles that was unloaded at the Hambantota Port last week had 312 super luxury vehicles which were mainly imported on duty free concession permits, customs sources said yesterday

Charge sheet against cobra woman

While claiming that the cobra found in the possession of a young woman at a Kollupitiya night club be released to the owner, the defence in this case argued that the charges could not be maintained against the suspect since no offence was committed by her

SL beat NZ in super over

Sri Lanka held their nerve to claim a thrilling five-run super-over win against New Zealand in the first Super Eight match of the World Twenty20.

India dismisses reports about its missiles targeting SL sites

India on Thursday dismissed reports that its missiles targeted strategic Sri Lankan locations, calling them "completely baseless and fabricated."

Video: IUSF members killed

The two students who were found dead this morning in Gampaha were key members of the Inter University Students’ Federation, the student body said

Video: SB says "we spend around 5%"

Higher Education Minister S.B. Dissanayake said today that Sri Lanka spends 5% of its Gross Domestic Product on Education which is much higher than the amounts spent for education in certain developed countries

Medical services in Galle crippled

Medical services in Galle, Karapitiya and Mahamodera have come to a complete standstill after the Doctors launched a token strike as a result of the Galle Mayor allegedly threatening the Doctors in Galle

New navy chief assumes duties

Vice Admiral Jayanath Colombage assumed duties as the eighteenth Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy at the Navy Head Quarters a short while ago.

Aviva UK to sells stake in Aviva NDB

Aviva UK says it agrees to sell its controlling 58.44 percent in Aviva NDB to American International Assurance Company to 31million Euro ($50.05 Million) payable in cash

HSBC SL offers VSS for employees

Sri Lanka’s HSBC Bank is offering a Voluntary Separations Scheme (VSS) for its workforce as the bank plans to implement a global programme to align with its international structure

Galle doctors on strike today

Nearly 2,000 doctors and employees of 50 hospitals in the Galle district would keep away from work today because the authorities had failed to take legal action against the Galle Mayor who had not taken any steps to remove the human faeces from the river banks in Galle

Chocolate blade excreted

The piece of blade which an employee of the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) swallowed together with a bite of chocolate had passed out with his stools, a CAA spokesman told Daily Mirror Online yesterday

Wants Rs.13,442 more public sector employees

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) affiliated National Trade Union Centre (NTUC) today warned that it would soon launch a massive trade union campaign, which would cripple the country, if the government failed to grant a Rs.13,442 salary increase to all public sector employees

Hotel room trespasser apprehended

A Sri Lankan man who had allegedly trespassed into a room at Cinnamon Grand Hotel where the Australian cricket team, participating in ICC World T20 2012, was staying had been arrested by police and probes are underway to determine whether he came there for a match-fixing deal or to cause harm

India allays SL's concerns over nuke plant

While insisting that the safety measures are in place at the South Indian Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant are of the highest order, the Indian High Commission said safety issues were being addressed in the spirit of the close and friendly ties existing between India and Sri Lanka

Rail track on fire

More than hundred railway sleepers were destroyed due to a fire in the railway track between Saliyapura and Bandarapuliyankulama, Anuradhapura area this afternoon

Berty tells 120 councillors to withdraw affidavits

Former North-Central Province Chief Minister Berty Premalal Dissanayake said he had instructed the 120 provincial councillors who were prepared to support him for the post of chief minister to withdraw their affidavits

SL remains steadfast in its support to Palestinian people

The Sri Lankan government has expressed its deep concern about the hardships faced by the Palestinians, at the 21st session of the Human Rights Council held in Geneva, Sri Lanka’s permanent mission in Geneva said

Chandrika complains of President’s absence

Former President Chandrika Banadaranaike Kumaratunge said today that she did not know the reason why the country’s President was for the past seven years neverpresent at the commemoration of SLFP founder S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike held at Horagolla

Four-year-old dies under tragic circumstances

A four-year-old child was killed when he was accidently knocked down by the bus driven by his father at Thabbowa in Puttlam