Chandimal charged for breaching ICC Code of Conduct

Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal has been charged for breaching Level 2.2.9 of the ICC Code of Conduct.

Govt. laying groundwork to betray armed forces: MR

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa today said the amendments proposed by the Government to the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act of 2002, were clearly aimed at assisting foreign courts in the trial of Sri Lankans for offences allegedly committed in Sri Lanka.

Gully bowser rams into three-wheeler killing one

A 37-year old man was killed when a gully bowser willfully had crashed into a three-wheeler at Gorakapola in Panadura yesterday, the Police said.

SL to release 10 Indian fishermen's boats

Sri Lankan Navy will soon release ten Indian fishermen's boats, which were taken into custody in 2015 and 2016, the India Today reported.

SL deny wrongdoing amid ball-tampering controversy

Sri Lanka’s cricketers were continuing their second test against West Indies ‘under protest’ after they were accused by match officials of altering the condition of the ball.

VAT on Private hospital will be removed next week- Mangala

The VAT on private hospitals will be removed from next week, Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera said today.

Kirivehera shooting; main suspect arrested

Asela Lakmal Bandara, the former chief ‘Kapu Mahatthaya’ of the Mahasen Devalaya of the Kirivehera Temple, Kataragama and two twin brothers were arrested in Pepiliyana this evening in connection with the shooting incident in Kataragama, where Kirivehera Chief Incumbent Venerable Dhamminda Thera and another monk were injured, police said.

PC polls unlikely this year: Musthapha

The elections to six provincial councils are not likely this year because political parties are apprehensive of the outcome following the experience gained at the February local government polls, Local Government and Provincial Councils Minister Faizer Musthapha said yesterday.

Sanga also declines Minister's offer

Former Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara has joined Mahela Jayawardene, Muttiah Muralitharan and Roshan Mahanama in rejecting an invitation to advise Sri Lanka Cricket as consultant.

Over 1,500 sacks of airmail stuck at BIA

Over 1,500 airmail sacks had piled up at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) due to the ongoing postal work stoppage, a spokesman from SriLankan Imports said yesterday.

Land swindle in Knuckles Range: Ministry sends auditors to inspect site

The Public Enterprise and Kandy City Development Ministry has sent a team of auditors to inquire into the alleged transfer of 21,000 acres of land in the Knuckles Mountain Range to close associates of government ministers, Ministry Secretary Ravindra Hewavitharana told Daily Mirror.

SLFPers can join SLPP on an individual basis: Basil

Former minister Basil Rajapaksa, who spearheads the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), ruled out the possibility of accommodating the members of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) as a distinct political group under the SLPP banner.

President asks group of 16 to remain united

President Maithripala Sirisena is reported to have requested the 16 Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) members, who quit the government, to remain united amid reports about a split among the them.

SriLankan likely to break-even in three years: Kiriella

The National Carrier SriLankan airlines is likely to break-even in three years,State Enterprise and Kandy Development Minister Lakshman Kiriella said during a visit to the SriLankan airlines head office yesterday.

Govt. like a bull and buffalo-drawn plough: MR

Former president Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday compared the government to a plough being drawn by a bull and a buffalo.

Delaying trial for 12 years: SC orders CTC to pay widow Rs.400,000 as costs

The Supreme Court in a landmark judgment, on Thursday, ordered the Ceylon Tobacco Company (CTC) to pay Rs.400,000 as costs to a smoker's widow after the company was found to have prolonged the trial for more than 12 years by filing petitions in the Appeal Court and the SC.

One Indian, 2 locals nabbed: PNB seizes Rs.24 mn worth Kerala Ganja in Welisara

An attempt to transport a large stock of Kerala Ganja worth over Rs.24 million from Mannar to Colombo was thwarted by Police Narcotic Bureau (PNB) sleuths in Welisara this evening.

BIA Customs thwart attempt to smuggle chameleons

Customs officers monitoring the Courier Services at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), found 32 dangerous reptiles, Customs Spokesman and Deputy Director, Sunil Jayaratne said.

Five fishermen missing in North and East

Five fishermen -- three from Pottuvil and two from Jaffna are reported to have gone missing, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said today.

New moon sighted; Ramazan Festival tomorrow

Muslims in Sri Lanka would celebrate Ramazan festival tomorrow as the new moon has been sighted, the Colombo Grand Mosque announced today.

Two teenagers missing while sea bathing

Two teenagers had gone missing while bathing in the sea off Negombo today, Police said.

Mahanama, Murali joins Mahela in refusing to work as cricket consultants

Roshan Mahanama, Muttiah Muralitharan and Mahela Jayawardena have point-blankly refused an invitation to form a cricket advisory panel to advice Sri Lanka Cricket on cricket related matters.

Pakistani Taliban leader killed in drone strike

Afghanistan's Defence Ministry said it believed the head of the Pakistan Taliban, Mullah Fazlullah, was killed in a US drone strike in Kunar province near the Pakistan border, the ABC News today reported.

Lankan arrested in India while trying to ‘traffic’ 3 Bhutanese women

A Sri Lankan travel agent had been arrested in Mumbai on Wednesday for allegedly trying to fly to Sri Lanka with three Bhutanese women, the Times of India reported today. The women had told cops that the accused had promised them high paying jobs in a men’s spa in Iraq. Cops suspect he may have intended to force the women into the sex trade.

Indian President rejects TN’s plea to release Rajiv’s killers

President Ram Nath Kovind has rejected the Tamil Nadu government’s request to release the seven prisoners convicted for the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on May 21, 1991, The Hindu reported today.

Appeal submitted on behalf of Gnanasara Thera

Counsels of Ven. Galagodaatte Gnansara Thera had submitted an appeal to the Homagama Magistrate’s Court to be forwarded to the High Court requesting the Judges to acquit and release the Thera.

Karandeniya Dy PS Chairman killing: Main suspect arrested

The main suspect of the Karandeniya Pradeshiya Sabha (PS) Deputy Chairman Donald Sampath’s killing, was arrested yesterday, Police Spokesman said today.    

Nalin Bandara arrives at FCID

Deputy Minister Nalin Bandara Jayamaha arrived at the FCID this morning to give a statement over a complaint he lodged in July, 2016.

‘Don’t abolish Executive Presidency without amending 13A'

The Buddha Sasana Karaya Sadhaka Mandalaya comprising around 15 prominent Buddhist organizations in a statement on the proposed 20th Amendment to the Constitution has urged all political parties not to abolish the Executive Presidency without amending the 13th Amendment to the Constitution.

Deputy Minister Nalin Bandara at FCID today

Nalin Bandara Jayamaha who assumed duties yesterday as the Deputy Minister of Law and Order and Public Administration and Management, is to give a statement at the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) today.