AG to peruse ‘X-files’

The extracts of the investigation reports in connection with the popular X-files actress Gillian Anderson’s Sri Lankan property case has been forwarded to the Attorney General for his advice, the CID informed Court today

N. Korea warning- SL stand

Sri Lankan government was not in a hurry to take any actions based on the warning issued by North Korea, External affairs ministry said

Crises at power stations

Mass scale tripping at several power stations had caused power disruptions in Colombo and the suburbs on Monday, CEB sources said

Top defence delegation in SL

A 19-member delegation from the National Defence University (NDU) Pakistan is currently visiting Sri Lanka, the Pakistan High Commission in Colombo said

Bodu Bala Sena goes International

Bodu Bala Sena is all set to go international, Executive Committee Member Dilantha Vithanage said today

Boat full of suspected Tamils reaches Australia

A fishing boat packed with 66 potential asylum-seekers, suspected to be mainly Tamils from Sri Lanka, evaded detection and sailed in to a busy port on the Australian mainland today, officials said.

Hounding the snake girl

Ms. Nirosha Wimlarathna known as Cobra girl has been arrested by Kollupitiya Police today at a hotel in Bambalapitiya, Police said.

No leadership change - JVP

The JVP said today the party had not taken any decision to change the leadership anytime soon. “Even though Party Leader Somawansa Amarasinghe said he won’t be in the leadership forever, we are in no hurry to change the leadership today or in the near future,” party media secretary Vijitha Herath said.

North Korea warns foreigners to leave South

North Korea warned foreigners in South Korea on Tuesday to quit the country because they were at risk in the event of conflict, the latest threat of war from Pyongyang.

Police remove protestors from garbage site

A tense situation prevailed near the Meetotamulla garbage dump this morning as the police removed protesters, who were staging a Satyagraha campaign and blocking access to the garbage site since last Saturday

US warns SL of return to conflict

The United States has warned that Sri Lanka could face a return to conflict unless it probes war crimes allegedly committed by its troops and addresses the grievances of its minority Tamil population, the AFP reported.

LTTE spokesman’s family gets asylum in Sweden

The wife and children of Rasiah Ilanthiraiyan, who had been an LTTE spokesman have been given asylum in Sweden, a former LTTE reader Lohini Rathimohan told the BBC in an interview

SL vessel found floating in Kenya waters

Police have recovered a Sri Lanka fishing vessel suspected to have capsized at the deep-sea and drifted to Pate Island in Lamu East. Lamu East police boss Samson Obara said the boat was spotted floating at the deep sea by fishermen who alerted the police last week

Liquor shops to be closed on New Year

All liquor shops in the country will be closed on April 13th & 14th in view of the National New Year, Commissioner General of Excise Department D.G.M.V Hapuarachchi said

WikiLeaks; LTTE could have threatened Karunanidhi

Tamil Tigers might have threatened the then Chief Minister, M. Karunanidhi, in 1989 “with a significant increase in the level of militant violence in Tamil Nadu” if he did not “boost their cause,” the United States surmised

SL reacts strongly to TN Assembly resolution

Sri Lanka on Monday reacted strongly to the recent Tamil Nadu assembly resolution against it, saying it was “disturbing” and asked the critics to visit the country to see the progress on the ground instead of going by “exaggerated” allegations of human rights abuses

Attempts to replace Minister Sirisena: UNP

A move is underway to appoint Minister Dullas Alahapperuma as the General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party in place of Minister Maithripala Sirisena, UNP Monaragala Provincial Councilor Tissa Kuttiarachchi told a news conference today

Margaret Thatcher dead at 87

Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, a towering figure in post-war British and world politics, and the first woman to become British prime minister, has died at the age of 87, her spokeswoman said Monday

Son of Mervyn’s secretary allegedly gave weapon

The Kadawatha Acting Magistrate today issued an arrest warrant against the son of Minister Mervyn Silva’s parliamentary secretary in connection with the killing of Kelaniya PS member Hasitha Madawala

Deminer killed by mine

A man engaged in de-mining in Muhamalai Jaffna was injured accidentally by a land mine this morning and succumbed to the injuries on admission to the hospital

Audio: Motorists must be allowed to speed: MR

President Mahinda Rajapaksa speaking at the opening of the “Rajadhani Road’ in  Anuradhapura said he believed that it was time to amend the traffic laws pertaining to speeding and that motorist should be allowed to drive faster.

Power failure in Colombo and suburbs

Residents in several areas in Colombo and it's suburbs were hit by a sudden power failure this morning and  several attempts  made to contact Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) Chairman W. B. Ganegala  and other CEB officials proved futile

Cobra girl: Court turns down police request

The Colombo Fort Magistrate today turned down a police request to direct the Controller of Immigration and Emigration to arrest Nirosha Wimalaratne also known as ‘the cobra girl’ when she returns to the country.

Bodies of husband and wife found in Chenkallady

A husband and wife were found dead in their house in Chenkallady, Eravur, with stab injuries.

Courting by phone lands him in court

A charge sheet was filed in Court against a youth who allegedly made repeated telephone calls to a young woman, causing her considerable inconvenience

Treat fishermen arrests as acts of aggression: Jaya

Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Sunday again wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the continuing arrests of Tamil Nadu fishermen by Sri Lankan Navy

Philandering husband remanded

A man who allegedly kept company with two other women while his wife was hospitalised and assaulted her on her return home, causing injuries, was produced before Kalutara Additional. Magistrate G. Namal Perera and remanded till April 10, 2013.

Number of Lankan runaway maids swells

The number of runaway housemaids seeking refuge at the Sri Lankan mission has doubled following the government’s enforcement of the Nitaqat program in recent weeks, a senior official from the Sri Lankan Embassy has told Arab News

Can’t give in to whims and fancies but we are ready for talks: CMC

Colombo Municipal Commissioner, Badrani Jayawardena said they were ready to engage in discussions with villagers protesting against the 16-acre garbage dump site in Meethotamulla and provide possible solutions to their grievances, if they were willing to participate.

Private bus owners to launch one-day strike

The Lanka Private Bus Owners Association (LPBOA) yesterday announced that they would launch a one-day bus strike some time between April 20 - 30 if the authorities failed to increase the bus fares as requested by the bus owners.