Three youths drown in Muttur Sea

Three youths drowned while bathing in the sea off Muttur in Trincomalee this afternoon, Police said.

Students protest causes traffic in Fort

Heavy traffic was reported around Ceramic Junction in Colombo Fort because of a protest carried out by the Inter Medical Faculty Students' Action Committee demanding the abolition of the SAITM.

Chandimal SL captain for 3rd T-20 with SA

Dinesh Chandimal will captain the Sri Lankan team for the third T-20 match against South Africa on Wednesday (25) as Angelo Mathews will be absent due to personal reasons, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced today.

President is closing stable door after horse has bolted: JVP

President Maithripala Sirisena's decision to appoint a Special Presidential Commission (SPC) of Inquiry to probe the Central Bank bond scam is only similar to closing the stable doors after the horse has bolted, JVP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today.

Update: Mathews to return this week

Injured captain Angelo Mathews is expected to return to Sri Lanka from South Africa this week. Issuing a statement, the SLC said Mathews is expected to return to Sri Lanka to join his family.

Some ministers call officials 'Booruwa' -- Asoka Peiris

Asoka Peiris, the former chairman of the Delimitation Review Committee said some ministers believed that government officials should act according to their dictates like schoolchildren -- sitting down and standing up when ordered to by their teachers. He said some ministers addressed officials as 'Booruwa'.

Two killed, 33 injured in head-on collision in Nittambuwa

Two passengers were killed and another thirty-three were injured when a container and a bus collided head-on at Bataliya in Nittambuwa on the Colombo-Kandy Main Road this morning.

CB Bond issue: MS to appoint Presidential Commission

President Maithripala Sirisena has decided to appoint a Special Presidential Commission of Inquiry, this week, to investigate into the controversial Central Bank bond issue.

New locos, compartments to be purchased: Minister

Measures had been taken to purchase 160 new railway compartments and 20 locomotive engines for the Sri Lanka Railways (SLR), Transport and Civil Aviation Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva said.

Dasa Sil Matha on hunger strike against new Constitution

A Dasa Sil Matha is seen sitting in front of the historic Dalada Maligawa in Kandy where she has embarked on a non-stop hunger strike saying that the present government is trying to divide the country by amending the Constitution.

Sri Lanka square T20 series with three-wicket win

Sri Lanka beat South Africa by three wickets in the T20 played in Johannesburg today. Chasing 114 to win Sri Lanka reached the target with two balls to spare. Angelo Mathews top scored with an unbeaten 54.

JVP: Will topple the Govt. if there is an opportunity

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) was ready to topple the incumbent Government even before 2020 if there was an opportunity, party leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today.

Expect rains next few days, says weatherman

Signs that suggest that the drought, which was prevailing in the country had begun to end, have appeared with several areas of the country getting fair amount of showers over the weekend, the Department of Meteorology said today.

PM back in SL

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe returned to the island a short while ago after attending the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. The PM arrived at the Katunayake Bandaranaike International Airport on flight No EK348 of the Emirates Airlines at 18.05 p.m. today.

Rs.5.7 mn stolen from ATM in Moneragala

A large amount of money amounting to Rs.5.7 million had been stolen by two unidentified persons that had broken into an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) belonging to a State bank in Medagama, Bibila on Friday (20) night, the Police learned this morning.

Range Bandara on Rathana Thera

Venerable Rathana Thera did not achieve anything by coming into Parliament but he would be able to achieve much for the country if he resigned as a Member of Parliament, State Minister of Skills Development Palitha Range Bandara said.

MR –CM talks end without agreement

Discussions between the Chief Ministers and former president Mahinda Rajapaksa had been concluded without any agreement reaching upon, Central Province Chief Minister Sarath Ekanayake said today.

UFO hovers across the country

An Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) hovering in the skies had been spotted in several areas of the country on Saturday night.

Three children drown in Mahaweli

A group of five children bathing in the Mahaweli River at Dunhinda in Gampola yesterday got into difficulty and three of them disappeared while others managed to escape unhurt.

The English vet saving Sri Lanka’s street dogs

A vet has left behind her home in England to care for Sri Lanka’s street dogs.

Policeman shoots himself with another’s weapon

A police officer of the Mangalagama Police received serious injuries when he shot himself with the fellow officer’s duty weapon last night.

Date of enforcement of RTI Act published

The Extraordinary Gazette has been published on Friday (20) announcing the date of enforcement of the Right to Information Act as from 3 February, 2017.

Dengue outbreak: 11 deaths, 3,500 affected in three months

Some 3500 dengue patients have been found during the past three months of this year throughout the country of which 11 patients had died, Coordinator of the Dengue Eradication Unit of the Health Ministry, Dr. Hasitha Thisera said.

Over 200 arrested at Trump inauguration protests in Washington

Six police officers were injured and 217 protesters arrested Friday after a morning of peaceful protests and coordinated disruptions of Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony gave way to ugly street clashes in downtown Washington.

We welcome Trump’s non-interventionist foreign policy: MR

Congratulating US President Donald Trump, former President and MP Mahinda Rajapaksa said in a twitter message that he would welcome the non-interventionist foreign policy of Mr. Trump.

PPPD to be set up to attract Foreign Direct Investment

In the wake of the unity government’s effort to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and diversify loss-making state ventures, two strategic ministries, Finance and Development Strategies and International Trade, are in the process of setting up a novel ‘Public-Private-Partnership Division (PPPD) to carry out programmes relating to diversification and FDIs.

Heavy rains expected due to wave type disturbance: Met Dep.

The Meteorology Department said today heavy rains could be expected at different parts of the country during next few days (22nd to 24th of January) due to the wave type disturbance in the vicinity of Sri Lanka.

Looking forward to working with Trump: MS

While congratulating Donald Trump, who was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States, President Maithripala Sirisena said in a twitter message that he was looking forward to working with the new US President to strengthen partnership between US and Sri Lanka.    

Singer Roy Peiris passes away

Popular singer Roy Peiris passed away at the Negombo Hospital this morning, hospital sources said.

One killed, six injured in EX-01 accident

A 37-year-old man was killed and six others injured when a container lorry crashed on the back of a stationary van at the 66.5th mile post on the Southern Expressway early this morning.