Can implement LLRC recommendations only according to road map: Keheliya

The government said yesterday that it could implement the recommendations made by the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) only according to a road map as spelled out earlier

Govt. trying to steal from EPF: UNP

The United National Party (UNP) said today the proposed amendments to the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) Act had several loopholes and would enable the government to obtain monies from the EPF which was worth more than One Trillion Rupees

Lankan navy arrests four more TN fisherman

Four more fishermen were on Thursday allegedly taken into custody by the Sri Lankan Navy for fishing near Katchatheevu, the second such incident in as many days. The Fishermen from Thangachimadam had been taken to Mannar, officials said

Five Lankans arrested with foreign currency

Five Sri Lankans who attempted to smuggle three pieces of gold and foreign cash worth over five million rupees to India were arrested today by the Katunayaka Airport customs

A/L re-corrections: Postal Dept. earnings increase

The Inter-University Student Federation (IUSF) said today that the Anuradhapura Post Office had earned more than Rs.200,000 on Tuesday (3) owing to the large number of youth who had applied for the Advanced Level Exam re-corrections

I won't sell my conscience for positions: Dayasiri

Dayasiri Jayasekara who was removed as the Deputy National Organiser of the UNP speaking to Daily Mirror online said that he doesn't understand where the party is headed with acts of revenge.

Removal of Dayasiri clear act of victimisation: Sujeewa

Colombo District Parliamentarian and member of the UNP’s reformist group Sujeewa Sensinghe said today that the removal of Dayasiri Jayasekara as the Deputy National Organiser of the party was arbitrary and was an act of victimization. 

France will never support terrorism

The French Embassy in Colombo affirmed that France will never support any form of terrorism and confirmed that the French Postal Service ‘La Poste’ has apologised to the Sri Lankan Embassy in Paris for issuing pro-LTTE stamps

Dayasiri removed as Depy Chief Opposition Whip

UNP MP Dayasiri Jayasekara has been removed from the post of Deputy Chief Opposition Whip by the UNP Advisory Committee

Water cut in Piliyandala and Maharagama areas

Those on the Piliyandala-Horana Road up to Kesbewa and Batuwandara as well as those in the Piliyandala and Maharagama areas will experience a 10 hour water cut on January 6, 2012 from 8am, the Information Department said

STF brought in to control students

The Special Task Force (STF) has been deployed to areas of the Galle road to control the large number of students from the Sri Jayawardenapura University who are heading to Temple Trees PICTURES

SJP students heading to Temple Trees

Thousands of students of the Inter University Students Federation (IUSF) staged a massive protest march today demanding the immediate removal of the Sri Jayawardenapura University Vice Chancellor. The demonstration caused hours-long traffic congestions along the High Level Road and Galle Road    UPDATE

Implement recommendations in LLRC report

Religious leaders called for the implementation of recommendations set out in the LLRC report. They went on to say that the report has not presented a total solution. This comments were made at a media conference by the Congress of Religions

‘New electoral system will better reflect the will of the people’: Dinesh

The government expects the support of “an overwhelming majority of political parties in parliament” to pass the Local Authorities Elections (Amendment) Bill on January 17, Chief Government Whip and Minister of Water Supply and Drainage Dinesh Gunawardena said today

Petrol bomb blast in J'Pura campus

A petrol bomb blast was reported in the Sri Jayawardenapura University early this morning damaging a memorial statue within the University. The blast had occured at around 2.25am.

four fishermen held by the Navy

Four fishermen from Rameswaram, who ventured into the sea on Monday were allegedly arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy on Wednesday. Govindaraj (45), Arumuguam (35), Kumar (34) and Kalanjianathan (53) ventured into the sea in a boat belonging to one Bose.

Missing A/L papers found

Five A/L examination papers of students who had sat for the examination on Buddhist Civilisation which had gone missing, were discovered on Tuesday (3), the Ceylon Teachers Services Union said yesterday

Census to count toilets as well

The third stage of a countrywide population and housing census will begin next month to gather information on the number of residents in a household, tenure, access to drinking water, electricity, cooking fuel, toilet facilities, communication and internet facilities, methods of solid waste disposal and other household information, the Department of Census and Statistics said

Lankan asylum seeker accused of petrol station robbery

A Sri Lankan asylum seeker stands accused of robbing a petrol station and beating a man with a baseball bat. Hajendra Saravanababanantha, 26, is also alleged to have sent a threatening text message and defrauded another petrol station

Body of Khuram Shaikh repatriated to the UK

The body of Mr. Khuram Shaikh, a British National who was murdered in a brutal attack on December 25, has been returned to the United Kingdom in preparation for a family funeral

Body of abducted male found in Grandpass

The body of a man allegedly abducted by an unidentified group on Tuesday night was found in Grandpass this morning. Police media spokesman Ajith Rohana said the body was found at around 6.30am on Ferguson Road in Grandpass

No one will be allowed to rock the boat in 2012: Ranil

Opposition and UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe today said those who attacked the party head quarters ‘Sirikotha’ on December 19 and those who are defending them are enemies of the party.

N.G.P. Panditaratna passes away

Mr. N.G.P. Panditaratna (91) former chairman of the UNP, the Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka and a close confidante of late President J.R. Jayawardene passed away this morning. Funeral arrangements will be notified later.

Suspect in Gillian Anderson’s case remanded till Jan.18

A Sri Lankan who had misappropriated Rs.17.8 million from Sri Lankan properties belonging to popular Hollywood actress of X-Files fame Gillian Anderson, was remanded till January18, by Colombo Fort Magistrate Kanishka Wijeratne after taking into consideration the seriousness of the offence.

SLMC and DUA to merge?

Moves are afoot to create a political union between the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) and the Democratic Unity Alliance (DUA), the Daily Mirror reliably learns

SL repatriates 35 Indian fishermen after cyclone

Thirty-five Indian fishermen who drifted into Sri Lankan waters late last month were taken back to the state of Tamil Nadu by the Indian Coast Guard on Tuesday, the Press Trust of India reported.

Team to reach Cmb today to repair boats

A team from Tamil Nadu is arriving here on Wednesday in a bid to repair and re-float the seven boats that require to be fixed before they can be taken back.

TNA and SLMC want Mullaitivu LG Elections postponed

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) and the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) yesterday requested the Elections Commissioner Mahinda Desapriya to postpone the elections to the local government bodies in the Mullaitivu district, informed sources said.

Gem of a student

The Colombo Fort Magistrate yesterday directed the Controller of Immigration and Emigration to prevent a Sri Lankan student studying in Japan from leaving the country as he had allegedly cheated a gem businessman of Rs.11.4 million

More people friendly initiatives in 2012: Police

The Police Department is planning to take a number of steps this year to increase its efficiency and move closer to the public by introducing a number of people friendly initiatives under the directions of Inspector General of Police (IGP) N.K. Illangakone