Man stabbed after cricket match

A young man was stabbed to death near the Mighajandura cooperative stall last night (23) while he was on his way home after watching the Sri Lanka- Bangladesh cricket match at the Mahinda Rajapaksa Suriyawewa Cricket Ground.

IPL matches stay put in Chennai: BCCI

The Indian cricket board has no plans to shift Indian Premier League (IPL) matches out of Chennai despite threats by Tamil activists to disrupt games involving Sri Lankan players.

Patrick Denipitiya passes away

Veteran musician Patrick Denipitiya passed away in Canada this morning at the age of 78.

Electricity failure at ODI: CEB to probe

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) is to launch an inquiry into the electricity failure at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota tonight during the first ODI between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, the Sri Lanka Cricket said.

SL Navy calls for expansion of maritime ties with Iran

Navy Commander Jayanath Colombage has called for the expansion of maritime and trade cooperation between Sri Lanka and Iran, the Presstv.ir reported.

Australia criticised over SL vote

Human Rights Watch has criticised the Federal Government for waiting until the last minute to endorse a UN Human Rights Council resolution calling for a war crimes investigation in Sri Lanka.

Drop Chennai as venue: IPL teams to BCCI

With less than 10 days to go before the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) begins, politics is making an impact on the cricket tournament. Sources say that IPL franchisees have told the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to drop Chennai as a venue for matches, if the current political situation over Sri Lankan Tamils remains.

SL should listen to Int’l community-US

The United States yesterday stated that Sri Lanka should listen to the words of the international community.

Accident kills three

Three persons were killed when a three-wheeler collided with a lorry in Dematagala, Udawalawa early this morning, police said

Lanka should solve Tamil issue in India's interest: NSA

Amid continued agitation hereover Sri Lankan Tamil issue, national security adviser Shivshankar Menon on Friday said it is in India's interest that Sri Lanka solves its ethnic issues and make the minority community confident of its fate there

All we can do is invite countries for CHOGM – GL

The level of representation of countries at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) is beyond Sri Lanka’s control, and all the government can do is invite member states to participate, External Affairs Minister Prof. G.L Peiris yesterday said.

No plans to impose embargo: US

The US government does not have any intention of imposing embargoes on  Sri Lanka despite its repeated rejection of the resolution brought by the US  at the United Nations Human Rights Council, US  Ambassador Michele J. Sison said yesterday

Vehicles worth Rs.70mn vanish from CEB

A survey carried out by the Internal Audit (IA) of the cash-strapped Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has revealed that vehicles worth more than Rs.70 million had been written off.

GL clashes with Canadian Senator over CJ impeachment

A heated exchange took place at a guest-lecture by visiting Canadian Senator Hugh Segal at the Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute yesterday when the impeachment of Chief Justice Dr. Shirani Bandaranayake arose during the ensuing question and answer session.

Mahanayakes to discuss the future of Buddhism

The Four Mahanayake Theras of the Siyam Nikaya, the Amarapura Nikaya and the Ramanna Nikaya will preside at a meeting of Bikkhus, Bikkhunis and intellectuals to be held at the Pallekelle International Buddhist Centre.

45 Colonels promoted to Brigadier

A total of 45 Colonels of the Sri Lanka Army have been promoted to the rank of Brigadier with effect from March 1 this year, military sources yesterday revealed.

Moves to identify relatives of Lankans who died abroad

The External Affairs Ministry has sought the assistance of the general public to identify the legal ‘kin’ of Sri Lankans who have died overseas recently. The following persons have been identified as Sri Lankans who died abroad.

UNP calls for demonstrations outside Temple Trees

United National Party (UNP) Vice President Lakshaman Kiriella today called for protest rallies to be held outside Temple Trees and Parliament over the UNHRC resolution on Sri Lanka instead of demonstrating outside the United States and Indian embassies.

SEC DG resigns

Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Prof. Hareendra Dissabandara has tendered his resignation to be in effect from May 27,  stating that he could not continue to work in his capacity based on his principles

Anti-Lanka protests in Tamil Nadu claim second life

A 30-year-old man Friday died after setting himself ablaze in Tamil Nadu over Sri Lankan Tamils' issue, said police as protests continued against the island nation's government across the state

More bodyguards of Duminda released

Three more suspects in the murder of Baratha Lakshman Premachandra who are said to have been personal body guards of MP Duminda Silva were released on bail today by the Colombo Magistrate court.

IPL: Questions over safety of Lankan players

While assuring the safety of Sri Lankan Cricketers who will take part in the Indian Premier League (IPL), the Indian Cricket board (BCCI) has informed Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC)

Indian parliament again disrupted over SL

Both houses of the Indian parliament were once again disrupted Friday over the issue of Sri Lankan Tamils, losing the question hour to protests

Video: Probe will take time: Kohona

Sri Lanka's United Nations Ambassador Palitha Kohona said like in other countries including the United States, it would take time to complete investigations into allegations levelled against Sri Lanka.???

Chinese and Thai girls arrested in Colombo

Twelve Chinese and Thai girls were arrested following a raid carried out by the police and immigration and emigration officers in Colombo last night, police said

Rajaratnam’s brother charged with insider trading

Rengan Rajaratnam, the brother of jailed billionaire Raj Rajaratnam- a star trader who founded the hedge-fund firm Galleon Group- has been charged with insider trading and earn nearly $1.2 million illegally, authorities announced on Thursday

Protests continue in TN on SL

Tamil Nadu boiling and raging with anti-Sri Lanka protests continued on Thursday with the agitations having filtered into more strata of society other than the student community in several districts and towns of Tamil Nadu

US welcomes passage of resolution on SL

The US has welcomed the passage of a resolution on Sri Lanka sponsored by it at the UNHRC, saying the vote sent a clear signal to Colombo that the international community is committed to promote peace and stability in the country

India disappointed us – Gotabaya

Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa said yesterday that the strong statement issued by India at the UN Council session raising accountability issues at war came both as a surprise and a big disappointment

Kerry calls upon SL to fulfill its commitments

The US today asked Sri Lanka to take meaningful action and to fulfill its public commitments on longstanding issues of reconciliation and accountability, hours after the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a Washington-sponsored resolution against the island nation