Cases against LTTE cadres to be speeded up

The government has decided to speed up the prosecution of all remaining hardcore LTTE cadres and rehabilitate those who have been charged with minor offences, acting Attorney General Palitha Fernando said yesterday

Wattala PS works to rule

The Wattala Pradeshiya Sabha has decided not to remove garbage from the roadsides under its purview during the dengue eradication month which started on June 25, as the authorities had issued a circular prohibiting the transportation of garbage in state owned vehicles during this month

Convicted migrant workers to be blacklisted

The Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau had decided to blacklist all Lankan migrant workers who return after being convicted in the Middle Eastern countries for various crimes

New human smuggling racket busted

Immigration officers have busted a major human smuggling racket that involved smuggling people via international flights, the Katunayake Immigration and Emigration department revealed

Karu asks colleagues to shed differences

While urging the government allow the forthcoming provincial council elections to be held on a level playing field, Gampha District UNP Parliamentarian Karu Jayasuriya reminded his colleagues in the Opposition that they should shed all political differences and make this a starting point to win free and fair election on behalf of the masses

Post of Chief Sangha Nayaka suspended

The Asgiri Maha Vihara has suspended the post of Galle District Chief Sangha Nayaka after the former Chief Sangha Nayaka the Ven. Migettuwaththe Sumiththa Thera was arrested on charges of having assisted suspects to carry out several robberies

Army won’t acquire land in Jaffna

Amid claims that the Army has no plans to acquire lands in Jaffna to establish camps, the military said it would acquire only a limited extent of land to expand the Palaly Airport and the Kankesanthurai Harbour, which are being expanded

Human smuggling continues: 82 more arrested

As illicit migration or human smuggling continued, 82 people including two women and two children, believed to be on their way to Australia, were arrested today by the Navy some 35 nautical miles south east of Trincomalee PICTURES

PC assaulted

A Police Constable was seriously injured after being beaten with a bat when he was attempt to arrest a warranted suspect in Mirihana this morning following a call received through the 119 call centre

Prisoner injured in failed escape attempt

A prisoner, who attempted to escape from the Homagama Magistrate’s Court was injured when the police fired at him, the police said. They said he was admitted to the Homagama Hospital

Mother and daughter burnt to death

The burnt up bodies of a 55-year-old mother and her 21-year-old daughter were recovered from a house at Alankeni in Kinniya this morning, Police said.

CID ordered to report on Duminda

The Colombo Magistrate today ordered the CID to inquire into MP Duminda Silva’s health condition and submit a report at the next hearing date

Australia bound 2 more arrested in Trinco

Two men were taken into police custody while waiting to flee to Australia illegally in Sambalthivu, Trincomalee, late last night, police said

UK hunts Lankan convict

The British Police are hunting for a convicted fraudster who has been on the run for nearly six years and officers suspect he may have returned to Sri Lanka

PHIs withdraw from duties

Public Health Inspectors in the country decided to withdraw from duties today, including dengue eradication programmes in protest of the killing of a PHI in Kantale area yesterday

NPC polls must be perfect and transparent: Basil

The first-ever elections to the Northern Provincial Council must be “perfect and transparent”, and an environment conducive to the holding of free and fair elections could be created in the North by September 2013, the government said yesterday

Police empowered-Gota

Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa said yesterday that all the necessary freedom and authority had been given to the IGP and the Police Department to enable them to control the crime that takes place in the country.

Woman critically injured by bike in VVIP security detail

A woman was seriously injured when a motorcycle in a VVIP vehicle convoy knocked her down in Mount Lavinia yesterday afternoon, reports said

Dust mites on more mobile phones

Following the detection of dust mites on an earlier occasion, the Medical Research Institute (MRI) said yesterday it had detected more dust mites in another eight mobile phones

Missing students found

Six female students aged 13 to 19, who were missing from their school hostel in Hatton since Sunday night, were found on Monday evening, Police said

Met.warns of strong winds

The Met Department said this evening that, due to the active South-West monsoonal conditions, strong south-westerly winds would continue to prevail over the island and surrounding seas.

Video: I’m still a prisoner- SF

Former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka said today that he is still a prisoner.  “I was released as a faced to show the public that I’m a free man, but in reality, I’m still a prisoner on one hand. My democratic rights have been curtailed and I’m fighting to restore them,” he said

No doubts over Dr. Mendis’ death: Wife

The court order directing the Colombo Judicial Medical Officer (JMO) to conduct the postmortem examination on the body of Dr. Geethanjana Mendis was revoked by a Colombo court after his wife filed an affidavit that she had no doubt about her husband’s death being of natural consequences.

Court orders release of 10 TN fishermen

A court in Sri Lanka on Monday ordered release of 10 Tamil Nadu fishermen who were taken into custody by Sri Lankan Navalmen on July 1, a top fisheries official said.

Six school girls missing

Six female students aged between 13 and 19 have been missing since last night the Police said. The students were hostellers at an all female school in Hatton.

Heavy rains open sluice gates

Heavy rain in areas surrounding the Laxapana and Canyon reservoirs have resulted in sluice gates being opened, the Disaster Management Centre said

PHI clubbed to death while on duty

A Public Health Inspector (PHI) attached to the Thambalagamuwa area was clubbed to death this morning when he went to inspect a house

Video: PC polls will mark defeat of Govt - UNP

The main opposition UNP said today the Government would not last for long andthe forthcoming provincial council elections would be the beginning of the end of the Government.

Threat on SL computers at large: SLCERT

The Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (SLCERT) said today that the Domain Name Server (DNS) Changer virus could affect any internet user including those accessing the internet from Sri Lanka

Relief for brother and sister

Following today's page one main photo of the Daily Mirror about an orphaned brother and sister, who were ordered to be sent to two separate orphanages, President Mahinda Rajapaksa has spoken to the Attorney General and asked him to move courts to make sure that two children are accommodated in the same orphanage