Remanded for misappropriating property of Hollywood actress

A Sri Lankan who had allegedly misappropriated Rs.17.8 million from Sri Lankan properties belonging to popular Hollywood actress of X-Files fame Gillian Anderson, was remanded till January 4 by a Colombo Court.

Colombo coldest since 1951

The temperature in Colombo today is the lowest in over 60 years. The temperature recorded today is 18.2 Celsius, which is the lowest recorded temperature in Colombo after 1951.

Six arrested for abducting female

Six persons who allegedly abducted a 22 year old female were arrested today by the Angkumbura police. The police made the arrest after rescuing the young victim in the Manawila area in the Kandy District. The van they used for the abduction was also recovered.

Temperature down as a result of NE Monsoon

The temperature in most of areas has decreased due to the North East Monsoon known as ‘Winter Monsoon’ the Department of Meteorology said today. The temperature in Colombo and Anurdhapura is down to 18 degrees, Jaffna 19 degrees and Nuwara Eliya 7.7 degrees.

Hasty release cause for blunder: SB

Pressure exerted by various quarters including highly influential authorities and others who expected to enroll students at overseas universities triggered the hasty release of the 2011 GCE Advanced Level results that contributed to the ranking mess-up

JVP Politburo members issued notice

Twenty two JVP Politburo members have been issued notice to appear before the Colombo District Court on January 30, 2012. The Politburo members including the leader of the JVP Somawansa Amarasinghe were issued notice 

Tamils to blame for Lanka solution delay: Rajapaksa

Brushing aside the criticism that he is nowhere near delivering a political solution even 30 months after ending the Eelam War, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has blamed Tamils, within the country and outside, for the delay by refusing to participate in the consultative process authored by him.

29 Indian fishermen stranded in Sri Lanka

New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Tuesday informed that seven fishing trawlers with 29 Indian fishermen are currently stranded in Sri Lanka due to adverse weather conditions.

‘GMOA to strike if SAITM report un-released’

The Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) yesterday threatened to go on an all-island strike if the Health Ministry does not release an inquiry report on the controversial South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (SAITM) by the end of the month

Dissidents won't be JVP members from Jan.1

JVP dissidents will cease to be members of the party on January 1, 2012 with their decision not to participate in the party’s special convention scheduled for that day in Tissamaharama, Hambantota, the Daily Mirror learns

Further confusion over A/L results

More confusion was reported in the results of the G.C.E. Advanced Level Examinations yesterday with reports emerging that some students received results for some subjects which they did not sit for at the exam

Grid connectivity not economically viable

The grid connectivity  between Sri Lanka and India to allow the exchange of power   between the two countries is not economically viable as things stand today according to the feasibility study conducted in this regard, Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka said today

LLRC had over passed their mandate: JHU

The Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) charged today that the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) had failed to look into the 9,878 civil assassinations which were carried out by the LTTE and put forward proposals in taking actions against those who are responsible

Habeas Corpus application filed

The wife of Kugan Muruganadan and the father of Lalith Kumar Weeraraj filed a habeas corpus application in the Court of Appeal requesting to produce human right activists Kugan and Lalith who went missing on December 9 in Jaffna, before Court

Britisher bites off ear of Lankan

In a Tyson-style attack, a British national had allegedly bitten off an ear of a Sri Lankan at a star class hotel in Colombo. He was arrested by the Fort police and produced before the Colombo Fort Magistrate who released him on bail

Close to 600 hospitalised during Christmas season

Reckless driving and road accidents were the leading cause for most persons who received treatment during the Christmas season, the National Hospital said

Britain confident SL govt. will bring perpetrators to justice ‪

The British High Commission in Colombo expressed confidence that the Sri Lankan authorities will bring to book those responsible for the murder of a British national in Tangalle on Sunday

Fire at Russian Embassy

A fire erupted at the Russian Embassy in Colombo a short while ago and no casualties have bee reported, sources at the Fire Brigade said PICTURES

T56 used by suspects recovered

Police found the T-56 assault rifle today, that was used by the main suspect arrested in connection with the killing of a British tourist at Medilla, Tangalle early Sunday morning

Applications for re-correction of A/L results open from 29th Dec

The Department of examinations said today that applications for recorrections of the results of the Advanced Level examination would be open from the 29th of December 2011 to the 9th of January 2012. The Examination Department issued results of the  Advanced Level examination concluded in

The Public has lost trust in the entire Exam. system: JVP

The JVP said today that one of the only departments that the public had kept its trust in was the examination department and the actions by the department has resulted in the public losing trust in the body and the entire system.

The Govt is playing with the lives of Children: CTU

The Ceylon Teachers Union today called for the suspension of all Advanced Level results that were issued. Speaking to Daily Mirror online Treasurer of the Union H.D. NIshantha said that the Government is currently playing with the lives of innocent children

Record income for Expressway

The Southern Expressway, Sri Lankas first highway which runs from Kottawa to Pinnaduwa had earned an estimated income of 24 Lakhs on Christmas day.

India wants SL to probe rights abuse charges

India wants an “independent and credible mechanism…to investigate allegations of human rights violations” during the end stages of Eelam War IV. This needs to be done in a “time-bound manner,” India has told Sri Lanka

Air pistols instead of firearms

The Defence Ministry has decided to issue air pistols instead of firearms to farmers and cultivators to protect their cultivations and poultry farms, reports say

Legal action against five private security firms

The Defence Ministry says that legal action has been instituted against five private security firms which carried out their operations without registration

Participate in special convention – JVP tells Dissidents

The JVP today challenged its dissidents to participate in the party’s special convention scheduled for January 1 at the Debarawewa Public Stadium in Tissamaharama, Hambantota and prove its strength if possible

Tangalle Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman surrenders

The Tangalle Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman, who was wanted in connection with the alleged killing of a British tourist, surrendered to the Police today

Revised national and district Z-score released

The Examinations Department said that the revised national and district Z-score rankings of the GCE A/L results have been released and can be accessed now on Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE

Foreigner killing - three arrested, wanted politician still at large

Three people were arrested in connection with the killing of a British tourist in Tangalle early Sunday morning. However the main suspect, Chairman of the Tangalle Pradeshiya Sabha is still at large, the police said