Udaya forms Pivithuru Hela Urumaya

Former JHU provincial councilor Udaya Gammanpila said he had formed a new political party called Pivithuru Hela Urumaya under the founding principles of the JHU.

NCPC Opp. Leader backs MR

UNP member and the Opposition Leader of North Central Provincial Council, Kings Nelson has pledged his support to President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

Police tear gas Uni. protest

Police used tear gas to disperse a protest of university students in front of the University Grant Commission (UGC) at Ward Place in Colombo, a short while ago.

Hambantota Mayor arrested

Hambantota Mayor Eraj Fernando was arrested after he surrendered to the Police today in connection with the alleged attack on a group of opposition supporters in Hambantota, Police Said.

Video: Bathiudeen, Ali support Maithri

All Ceylon Muslim Congress Leader and Minister Rishard Bathiudeen and MP Ameer Ali pledged their support to common opposition’s presidential candidate Maithripala Sirisena a short while ago.

Clarify nature of war crimes probe panel: GL to Maithri

External Affairs Minister G.L. Peiris today said the common opposition candidate Maithripala Sirisena should clarify the nature of the panel he would appoint to probe into war crimes charges against the military forces.

140,000 years to settle Mattala loan: Champika

With a monthly income of Rs. 16,000 for airport, the Rajapaksa government will take 140,000 years to settle the Rs. 27 thousand million loan it has taken to build Mattala airport, Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) General Secretary Patali Champika Ranawaka said today.

Video: Solangaarachchi challenges Namal for debate

Kotikawatta-Mulleriyawa Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Prasanna Solangaarachchi today challenged UPFA Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa to a debate on the activities of ‘Tharunyayata Hetak’ youth organization.

Anandasangaree for Maithri

Tamil United Liberation Front General Secretary and former parliamentarian V. Anandasangaree has pledged his support to common opposition’s presidential candidate Maithripala Sirisena, sources said.

Anandasangaree for Maithri

Tamil United Liberation Front General Secretary and former parliamentarian V. Anandasangaree has pledged his support to common opposition’s presidential candidate Maithripala Sirisena, sources said.   

MR safe if he retires or loses: Wijedasa

Incumbent President Mahinda Rajapaksa will be safe from international forces when he retires from politics soon, United National Party (UNP) Leadership Council Member Wijedasa Rajapakshe said yesterday.

SLFP invites Maithri for a talk on Jan 9

Minister Dullas Allahapperuma today invited Common Opposition Presidential Candidate Maithripala Sirisena for a discussion on January 9, 2015 instead for a debate.

Mervyn leaves Kelaniya temporarily

The Public Relations Minister Mervyn Silva said at a meeting held at the Sri Lanka Freedom Party Head Office in Kiribathgoda that he has decided to resign, temporarily, from the post of Organiser of the Kelaniya electorate at the behest of the President.

Postal voting on Tuesday and Wednesday

The Elections Secretariat has registered 541,131 voters for postal voting which begins Tuesday for the January 8 presidential election, a senior official of the Elections Secretariat said today.

Found hanging in police cell

A 22-year-old youth was found hanging in a cell at the Embilipitiya Police and pronounced dead upon admission to the Embilipitiya Base Hospital today.

Armed men rob jewellery shop in Homagama

Four armed men who arrived in a car, robbed a jewellery shop at Athurugiriya Road in Homagama this morning, the Police said.

SL maid commits suicide in Saudi

A Sri Lankan housemaid has committed suicide in the bathroom at her employers’ house in Saudi Arabia.

Opposition attacked at Hambantota protest

Several UNP local government members, including Opposition Leader of the Hambantota Municipal Council Auyb Khan were attacked by a gang at protest campaign held at the Hambantota bus halt this morning.

Six alleged Lankan sex workers detained in Malaysia

The Johor police in Malaysia have conducted 10,300 raids to tackle prostitution in the state and arrested 2,986 women including six Sri Lankan from January until now.

M’gama’s MSD men arrested

Three Ministerial Security Division (MSD) officers attached to Deputy Minister Nishantha Muthuhettigama had been arrested last night for attempting to forcibly remove suspects from the Police custody, the Police said.

Ayurvedic Centre raided: seven women arrested

Seven women and the manager of an alleged brothel, which had been operating as an Ayurvedic medical centre at Nawala, Walikada, were arrested by the Mirihana Police last night.

UPFA-UNP clash in Haputale: Five UNP supporters injured

At least five UNP supporters were injured during a clash between supporters of the UNP and UPFA during a political meeting in Haputale in support of presidential candidate, Maithripala Sirisena, this afternoon.

India to export two warships to SL

India will now export two warships to Sri Lanka after delivering a warship to Mauritius for the first time, Minister of State for Defence Production Rao Inderjit Singh has stated.

Kelaniya undergrads surround admin building

Kelaniya university undergraduates have surrounded the administration building at present, to express their objection to the administration’s inaction towards the dengue menace that is spreading through the university.  

Attack on SL cricket team: mastermind executed

Two terrorists including a former soldier of the Army’s Medical Corps, Dr Usman who was the mastermind behind the attack on Sri Lankan cricket team in 2009 were hanged in Pakistan after the government ended a moratorium on the death penalty earlier this week.

Maithri pledges war crime inquiry

Opposition Common Presidential candidate Maithripala Sirisena said the country cannot be charged with war crimes in the International Criminal Court, but he will launch a domestic inquiry if he wins a January election.

Kumbichchankulam bund at risk of collapsing

Residents living in low-lying areas of the Anuradhapura Kumbichchankulam tank have been asked to evacuate as the tank bund is at risk of collapsing, Anuradhapura Municipal Commissioner Sampath Rohana Dharmadasa said.

Heavy rains exceeding 150 mm: Met. Dep.

The Meteorology Department said today heavy rain falls exceeding 150 mm could be expected over most parts of the country specially in the Central, North-central, Eastern, Uva and Southern provinces.

Positive response on relief for SF: Ketagoda

Parliamentarian Jayantha Ketagoda who was a member of the Democratic Party led by former army commander Sarath Fonseka said today that both President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa had responded positively to his request to grant relief to Fonseka.

SL govt. orders 1.25 lakhs bikes from India

Bajaj Auto has bagged an order for 1.25 lakh units of Discover-125M motorcycles from Sri Lankan government.