Weekly day off for Lankan maids in Singapore

The Singapore government has announced a new requirement for maids from various countries including Sri Lanka, to get a weekly day off

Australia to bat first

Australia won the toss and elected to bat first against Sri Lanka in the second of the three finals in the CB series played at Adelaide today

Allocate oil exploration blocks - India to SL

India is persuading Sri Lanka to allocate oil exploration blocks in the waters that separate them as it considers the location too strategically important to allow companies from other nations to base themselves in this area

Fresh probe on aid workers & Trinco killings

Amid external pressure on accountability issues, the government assured the international community in Geneva last week it would reopen investigations into the 2006 killing of five students in Trincomalee and 17 aid workers at Mutur.

Ranil directs probe

UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has directed that incidents, which took place during recent protests organized by the party in Badulla and Panadura be investigated, party sources said today.

Protest against Police on Bo tree

A man held a protest on top of a Bo Tree in the Mathara town against action taken by the Police against him. The man was forced down the tree by the Police after a few hours of protest. He is currently being held in the Thihagoda Police station.

Indian Sailor rescued in H'thota

An Indian sailor who had fallen from a merchant vessel on Sunday morning was rescued by a group of Sri Lankan fishermen off the coast of Little Bases sea in Hambanthota on Sunday night after being drifting in the  mid sea for nearly ten hours.

Two claymore mines found in Malabe

Two old claymore mines were found this morning by the Navy while they were engaged in the construction of a land in  Malabe.  Navy civil engineers were engaged in the construction of a building when they found the two mines this morning which were hidden in a garbage pit.

Five fishermen caught in Gujarat

For the first time in the ongoing maritime boundary dispute with India five Sri Lankan fishermen have been apprehended in Gujarat yesterday

Lankan sentenced for long-distance sex grooming

A 19-year-old in Sri Lanka made contact and started sexually grooming two girls over a social networking site before he set out for New Zealand.

We are on the right track-Mahela

Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardene was staying cool after his side's loss to Australia in the first final of the Commonwealth Bank Series, declaring they were on the right track and confident of firing in the second match.

Mystery surrounds Lankan's death

AN investigation is continuing into the mysterious death of a Sri Lankan woman who suffered burns in her Manama apartment in Bahrain on Thursday.

Putin wins

Russian leader Vladimir Putin Sunday reclaimed the Kremlin in a crushing presidential election victory that he declared was honest but the opposition said was marred by serial violations

Govt. to enact witness protection Bill

Amid pressure from certain world powers including the United States to address accountability, the government assured the international community last week that the witness protection Bill would be made a law soon.

Show solidarity- Jaliya tells US Lankans

Sri Lankan Ambassador in US Jaliya Wickramasuriya called upon Sri Lankan Americans to show solidarity with their Sri Lankan brethren. VIDEO

Couple drowns in Victoria reservoir

A married couple was drowned while bathing in the Victoria reservoir in the Theldeniya area this evening, the police said.

Australia beat SL

Australia beat Sri Lanka by 15 runs in the first match of the Tri-series held in Brisbane a short while ago. The Australians batting first scored 321 runs and Sri Lankans scored 306 runs being bowled out in the 49th over.

Polish woman drowns in Aluthgama

A Polish woman has drowned in the Moragolla seas in Aluthgama while swimming with her husband on Saturday evening.

Gang fires at Principal’s residence

An unidentified gang opened fire at the residence of the Principal of Sangamiththa Girls College, Saraswathi Mangalika Dahanayake in Poddala, Galle.There were no reports of injuries

Aussies post 321

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India won’t support HR abuse

While claiming that it would not support any sort of human rights violations or abuse in any part of the world, India said, ‘but in Sri Lanka, such allegations were levelled against both the Sri Lankan army and the LTTE’, the Express News Service reported.

Youth dies in record mishap

A 24 year-old Civil Defence Force member was found dead after he attempted to set a new Guinness world record at Wan-Ela in the Kantale area yesterday, the police said. The youth had told his family members in the morning  - PICTURES

Australia opt to bat first

Australia won the toss and elected to bat first against Sri Lanka, in the first of the three finals in the CB series played at Brisbane today

Manmohan to talk Krishna on SL issue

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday reportedly assured the DMK that he would talk to External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna and take appropriate action on a request of the party to support a resolution to be moved by the US, France and Norway against Sri Lanka in the UNHRC for ‘human rights violations.’

Majority praise SL progress -Samarasinghe

Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe, who returned to the country today after attending the UN Human Rights Council Sessions in Geneva said the majority of participants at the session had praised the progress made by Sri Lanka since the end of the war AUDIO

St.Peter's win Big match

St. Peter's College, Colombo beat their traditional rivals St. Josephs College, Colombo by six wickets a short while ago in the annual Battle of the Saints encounter played at the P.Sara stadium. Janith Liyanage scored an unbeaten 68 during the Peterite chase.

Military assigned at embassy-US

30,000 Kg of Veggies destroyed

Over 30,000 Kilos of vegetables were destroyed this morning at the Dambulla Economic Centre, traders at the Centre said.They said that the stock of vegetables were destroyed due to lack of demand for the goods.  Traders also revealed that there is an extra supply of vegetables

Joes go to lunch with 60 run lead

St. Josephs were 111/6, in their second innings when play was stopped for lunch on the second day of the annual “Battle of the Saints” encounter played at the P.Saravanamuththu grounds currently. The Josephians currently lead the Peterites by 60 runs.

Army to reduce regiments and HQ's in N/E

Army Commander Jagath Jayasuriya said that the army is scaling down the number of different regimental and area headquarters and presence of troops in the North and East.