Monk attacked over opposition to wine store

Venerable Uduwela Sumedha Thera who had opposed the opening of a wine store in Wilgamuwa was attacked by a man under the influence of liquor, the Police media unit said.

Tangalle PS Chairman arrested

Tangalle Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Sampath Chandra Pushpa Vidanapathirana was arrested in Kotte, last night by a special CID team in connection with the murder case of the British national Khuram Shaikh, police said.

No improvement in HR situation in SL-UK

The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in its quarterly human rights report for the last quarter of 2013 stated that the Human rights situation in Sri Lanka had not improved in the last three months despite the intensified international focus on the country’s human rights issues.

Jaya slams fresh arrest of fishermen

Describing the arrest of 25 Tamil Nadu fishermen and six boats by the Sri Lankan Navy in mid-sea as ‘an extremely unfortunate episode ahead of the January 27 talks’, Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Tuesday night requested Prime Minister to take decisive steps to ensure immediate release of all TN fishermen in Lankan prisons.

CBK spearheads inter-religious harmony

Former President Chandrika Kumaratunga has personally invited the Mahanayake Theras of the three Nikayas to send their representatives for a meeting of the Forum to promote inter-faith harmony.

Police braces to face protesters

The Government has purchased ten water cannon Ashok Leyland trucks for riot control under the Indian Credit Line worth millions of rupees, the Daily Mirror learns

Sri Lankan expat executed in UAE

A Sri Lankan expatriate was executed in the UAE on today for the murder of an Emirati resident, Arabian Business has confirmed

House sessions: Questions over stoppage of live telecast

The sudden stoppage of the live telecast of Parliament sessions caught the attention of MPs with UNP MP Ravi Karunanayake asking who took the decision to stop it

Live Parliament coverage on PEO TV suspended

The special live telecast that was launched on Channel 91 exclusively on SLT PEO TV in December last year enabling the public to watch the proceedings of the Parliament of Sri Lanka, has been suspended, sources said

Little Progress on Rights in Sri Lanka: Report

Sri Lanka made little progress in 2013 in accountability for serious human rights abuses committed during the civil war that ended in 2009, Human Rights Watch said today

JHU organiser arrested

Jathiaka Hela Urumaya (JHU) Colombo Central Organiser Sumith Weliwita was arrested on charges of having attempted to break into the Prime Minister’s office during a protest on January 8, police said

End the impunity-US to SL

US Ambassador in Colombo Michele Sison today had called for an end to impunity in attacks on places of worship in Sri Lanka, the US Embassy in Colombo stated

One albino turtle found dead

One of the four albino turtles brought from the Kosgoda turtle hatchery to the Dehiwela Zoo was found dead last night, a Zoo official said.

Cleopatra in Colombo

In a complaint to the Ratnapura Police, a man said he found nude pictures of his undergraduate wife with four other men in her mobile phone

Fmr-Wellampitiya OIC’s wife granted bail

The wife of the former Officer In Charge (OIC) of the Wellampitiya Police who was remanded on charges of aiding and abetting Heroin peddling, was granted bail today

Shocker: 8-yr-old student killed by school lawn roller

An eight-year-old student of Ananda College, Colombo was fatally injured after being pinned against a wall by a lawn roller in the school premises.UPDATE

25 Indian fishermen arrested by SL Navy

Sri Lankan Navy arrested 25 Indian fishermen for allegedly poaching in the country's waters today, officials said.

SL killed no TN fisherman in Indian waters: India

Not a single fisherman from TN has been killed by the Sri Lankan Navy since April 2011 in Indian waters, the Central Government has informed the Madras HC (Madurai Bench). Further no warships were being sold to Lanka and only Offshore Patrol Vehicles (OPVs) would be traded.

Brothel raided in Maharagama

Five women were arrested during a raid by the Walana Vice Squad on an alleged brothel being run under the guise of an Ayurvedic Medical Centre in Maharagama yesterday, police said

War crimes evidence found against Syria -SL origin UN prosecutor

Syrian government officials could face war crimes charges in the light of a huge cache of evidence smuggled out of the country showing the ‘systematic killing’ of about 11,000 detainees, according to three eminent international lawyers, led by Sri Lankan origin Sir Desmond de Silva QC.

Actress Ruwanthi and Songstress Ginger also in the fray

Tale drama actress Ruwanthi Mangala and songstress Judith White (Ginger) are also among those contesting the forthcoming Western Provincial Council election from the UPFA

Audio: I’m the Kelaniya organiser: Mervyn

Dodging questions posed by the media on the post of SLFP Kelaniya organizer, Minister Mervyn Silva today insisted that was the SLFP organiser for the Kelaniya electorate ???

Nightclub worker’s charred body found near well

The charred body of a woman employed at a nightclub was discovered by the Piliyandala Police near the well of a rented room in Kudamaduwa, Piliyandala today

UNP seniors volunteer for CM post

Several MPs in the United National Party (UNP) including Ranjan Ramanayake have volunteered to contest as Chief Ministerial candidates at the next Provincial Council elections, UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake said

JHU claims a billion from PM

The Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) today sent a letter of demand to Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne through their Lawyer Tudor Perera, claiming Rs. 1 billion over the remarks he had made regarding JHU Leader Ven. Omalpe Sobitha thera

Court of Inquiry against soldier

Army said that it would launch a Court of Inquiry on the arrest of an Army soldier with 43 counterfeit Rs 1000 notes in his possession while he was on a motorcycle with another at Pahala Kadugannawa area on Saturday.

President leaves for Abu Dhabi

President Mahinda Rajapaksa left this afternoon on a one-day visit to Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, Information Unit of the Presidential Secretariat division said

Video: Protests block T.B Jayah Mawatha

T.B  Jayah Mawatha (Darley Road) Colombo 10, has been blocked by heavy traffic due to a protest opposite the Mahaweli authority.

Three Myanmar fishermen rescued

Three fishermen from Myanmar have been rescued by local fishermen and were handed over to the Navy in Trincomalee last evening.

A woman dies of burn injuries

A woman had died of serious burn injuries early this morning at Kudamaduwa in Piliyandala, Police said.