Manmohan likely to attend CHOGM-report

Taking a difficult call, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is likely to go to Colombo to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting keeping in mind that it is in India's strategic interests to remain engaged in its neighbourhood, The Times of India reported.

Wigneswaran invites Manmohan to visit Jaffna

While a decision is still to be taken on whether the Prime Minister will attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Colombo, Sri Lanka’s Northern Province Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran has invited Manmohan Singh to visit Jaffna.

SL stalls IOC plan

Indian Oil Corporation's (IOC) Lankan arm, Lanka IOC, which leased oil storage tanks at Trincomalee, has hit a dead end as it attempts to set up a joint venture with Ceylon Petroleum Corporation for about 84 tanks, the Times of India reported today.

Congress leaders discuss CHOGM

Congress top brass including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and party president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday discussed the strategy ahead amid the controversy over India's participation in the CHOGM summit in Sri Lanka next month, which has been opposed by Tamil Nadu parties.

Three bodies found in Anguruwella

The bodies of a man, a woman and her ten- month- old infant were found in a house at Anguruwella, Galpatha in Ruwanwellla this evening, police said

IFJ officials asked to leave SL for violating their visas

Asia Pacific Director of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) Jacqui Park and another IFJ member were questioned and asked to leave the country by the Sri Lankan Immigration Department today for having conducted a media workshop at a hotel in Colombo while they were on tourist visas

Video: ‘Rajapaksa name’ carries weight at elections: UNP

The United National Party said today that a candidate having the surname ‘Rajapaksa’ when contesting a Provincial Council election was considered a qualification for the post of chief minister ???

Wigneswaran in Hospital

Northern provincial Council Chief Minister C. V. Wigneswaran has been admitted to the Jaffna Hospital for a cardiac test, Hospital sources said

Holiday for Tamil Schools on Nov.1

November 1 has been declared a holiday for all the Tamil schools in the country in view of the Deepawali festival which falls on November 2, the Education Ministry said

Sharma urges setting up of an Independent EC

While commending the Northern Provincial Council elections, Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma underlined the necessity to set up an independent election commission, which is a widely valued as a Commonwealth good practice

Security tightened at SL institutions in Chennai

Security has been strengthened at the Sri Lankan Deputy High Commission office, the Mahabodhi Society and Bank of Ceylon all located in Chennai following an attack on two Indian Post Offices on Tuesday, The Hindu reported

Petrol bomb attacks as Khurshid confirms Sri Lanka meet

Petrol bombs were hurled at two post offices in Chennai city on Monday night by members of the Dravidar Viduthalai Kazhagam (DVK), who were apparently agitated over External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid’s statement confirming his participation in the forthcoming Commonwealth meet in Sri Lanka

Bodies of father and daughter in garden well

The bodies of a man and his two year old daughter were recovered this morning from a garden well at Panwila in Kandy, the police said.

Packer expresses confidence

Crown group Chairman James Packer said he was hopeful the group's proposal for a resort in Sri Lanka could proceed and Parliament will soon debate the final regulatory allowing the project to proceed, Australia’s Business Spectator reported.

Geetha wants disciplinary inquiry into brawl at Benthota PS meeting

The Benthara Elpitiya organiser Geetha Kumarasinghe said today that a disciplinary inquiry should be carried out into the incident where PS Chairman Gayan Sirimana and the Vice Chairman Ranjith Wickremesinghe exchanged fisticuffs over an altercation at the finance committee meeting of the Bentota Pradeshiya Sabha last Monday (28)

SL seeks report on killing of student in UK

The Ministry of External Affairs said today that it had requested a report from the Sri Lankan High Commission in the United Kingdom on the killing of a 25 year old Sri Lankan student on Sunday night in UK

Lankan caught trying to marry Italian in sham marriage

A Sri Lankan man has been caught attempting to tie the knot with an Italian woman as immigration officers interrupted the couple's 'sham marriage' in Harrow.

Power disruption due to breakdowns- CEB

The Ceylon Electricity board said that certain areas of the country may experience power cuts spanning a few hours, due to breakdowns at the power generating plants in Norochcholai, Samanalawewa and transmission lines in Kotmale and Biyagama.

Stray dogs removed from Colombo City

Animal rights activists expressed concern over the manner in which stray dogs were being removed from Colombo to make the City presentable for next month’s Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).

Madras High Court dismisses CHOGM case

Sympathy and sentiment cannot be a ground to pass judicial orders, and the court was not inclined to interfere with the foreign policy of India. Saying that, the Madras high court on Tuesday, dismissed a PIL against India's participation at the upcoming Commonwealth heads of governments meeting in Sri Lanka

Teacher beats Principal

A teacher who is alleged to have hit the Borella Ratnawali Balika Vidyalaya Principal with an umbrella was arrested by the Borella Police today

Security banter between SL and Korea

Chief of Defence Staff Jagath Jayasuriya met the Defence Minister of the Republic of Korea, Kim Gwan Jin in Seoul.

Sri Lanka slips in 'Doing Business Index'

Sri Lanka has fallen four places in the World Bank's latest list of best places to run a business. In the latest World Bank's Doing Business Index, Sri Lanka has been ranked 84, down from 81st place it enjoyed in the 2013 Doing Business Index.

Canadian sentenced to two years for helping Tamil Tigers

A Canadian man who pleaded guilty in the United States to a terrorism offence in connection with the Tamil Tigers has been sentenced to two years

Attack on SL team: Suspect’s bail cancelled

A Lahore High Court division bench on Monday dismissed the bail application of Zubair alias Nek Muhammad, who has been accused of attacking the Sri Lankan cricket team

Lankan murdered in UK

A Sri Lankan has been murdered while out working in South Yorkshire in UK. Thavisha Peiris, who moved to Sheffield two-and-a-half years ago to study at university, was found dead late on Sunday night

Chinese woman taken for a ride

A tour guide arrested on the charge of having swindled a Chinese woman out of US$ 900 after taking her on a trishaw ride around the Colombo city was ordered to be remanded till October 31 by a Colombo Court

Video: Sanath has no time for cricket: UNP

The United National Party (UNP) today said the Deputy Minister of Postal Services, Sanath Jayasuriya should resign from his post in the Sri Lanka Cricket Board, citing that he did not have enough time to spare for the betterment of cricket

Punch up at the Bentota Pradeshiya Sabha

A tense atmosphere prevailed at the finance committee meeting of the Bentota Pradeshiya Sabha this morning due to an altercation between the PS Chairman Gayan Sirimana and the Vice Chairman Ranjith Wickremesinghe that led to fisticuffs

SL awarded ‘Outsourcing Destination of the Year’ award

Sri Lanka has been awarded the prestigious "Outsourcing Destination of the Year" award by the National Outsourcing Association (NOA), UK at the award ceremony held in London on October 23.