Report on Thilanga goes to AG Dept.

The report of the committee appointed to inquire into the complaints against MP Thilanga Supmathipala regarding his candidacy for the Presidency of Sri Lanka Cricket has been handed over to the Attorney General’s Department by the Minister of Sports

Video: Things moving in right direction: Hirunika

Slain Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra’s daughter Hirunka today said she felt the course of law was gradually moving in the right direction ???

Fishermen arrest: DMK, AIADMK slam govt.

Angry members from DMK, a key constituent of the ruling UPA, on Thursday targeted the government in Parliament over frequent arrests of Indian fishermen by Sri Lankan Navy, saying it has become the “weakest” in protecting its own citizens.

Five men sentenced to death

Five men who were found guilty of killing two residents of Bibile in 1999, were sentenced to death by Moneragala High Court Judge Gihan H. Kulathunga today.

Navy intercepts Indian fishing trawlers

Sri Lanka Navy intercepted five fishing trawlers carrying 34 Indian fishermen while poaching in the Delft Island seas this morning.

LIOC 'off spec' oil: Court orders immediate detention of ship

The Commercial  High Court today ordered the immediate seizure of a Vietnamese Ship - Vina Lion’s Glory, which was alleged to have transported the 'off specification'  stock of fuel imported by Lanka Indian Oil Corporation (LIOC)

Govt. to formulate new Halal mechanism

The Cabinet Sub-Committee yesterday decided to recommend to the government a legal mechanism worked out to deal with the Halal certification of food items, a Minister said yesterday

PS members vehicle used in kidnap at Puttalam

Two students of Zahira College, Puttalam were allegedly abducted and brutally assaulted by an unidentified group on Wednesday night, Puttalam police said

New insurance scheme to protect Lankan workers

Under a new insurance scheme which is to go into effect on Friday, March 15, Sri Lanka will provide legal assistance to its distressed domestic workers in the Kingdom, chairman of the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE), Amal Senalankadhikara told Arab News in Colombo

No more money collection from students

After repeated assurances, the Education Ministry has finally issued a circular banning the collection of money from schoolchildren for any purpose without the prior approval of the Department

Petroleum Corp’s follies passed on to consumer

The ‘Coalition Against Corruption’ (CAC) charged that the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) had engaged in corrupt deals which had resulted in heavy financial loses to the CPC

Video: Argentina's Bergoglio announced as new pope

Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 76, of Argentina was announced as the new pope Wednesday after white smoke emerged from the roof of the Sistine Chapel, and the bells of St. Peter's Basilica pealed, signalling that cardinals had chosen a new pope to lead the troubled Roman Catholic Church after only five ballots. The new pope will call himself Pope Francis I. ???

Video: White Smoke Rises; New Pope Is Chosen

White smoke billowing from the Sistine Chapel chimney has announced to the world that cardinals gathered inside have elected a new Pope to head the Catholic Church

Excise officers seize containers of ethanol

Two containers believed to contain ethanol worth about Rs.40 million were seized at Thotalanga by Excise officers this evening, sources said

No LTTEers in Vavuniya prison

Prison authorities said today that no LTTE suspects were located in the Vavuniya prison due to security reasons. All the LTTE prisoners were at the Anuradhapura prison while Tamil civilian suspects were at the Vavuniya prison as usual

New round of voting fails to name a Pope

Black smoke billowed from a makeshift copper chimney atop the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday, signaling that the 115 cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church eligible to vote for a new pope had again failed to muster majority support for a successor to Benedict XVI and that balloting would continue until they do

Thilanga demands Rs.500 M from Dharmadasa

Parliamentarian Thilanga Sumathipala’s lawyers today sent a letter of demand to Sri Lanka Cricket President Upali Dharmadasa claiming Rs.500 million as damages for making defamatory statements

Lankan lifesaver sues beach club in Australia

A surf lifesaver of Sri Lankan descent has taken action in the Australian Federal court against the Bondi Surf Bathers Life Saving Club claiming the Sydney beach institution racially vilified him

Peliyagoda Chairman, Dy. Chairman end up in Hospital

The Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Peliyagoda Urban Council have been admitted to hospital following a scuffle between the two this afternoon

Video: Ranil wants MoU with Govt.

UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe making a special statement today said the UNP was willing to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government ‘to support the country in dealing with the aftermath of the impending resolution at the UNCHR,’???

Ousted CJ asked to appear before Bribery Commission

Ousted Chief Justice Dr. Shirani Bandaranayake was requested to be present before the Commission to Investigate Bribery and Corruption on March 18

Video: ‘No group can take law into its hands’- Dinesh

Chief Government Whip Dinesh Gunawardena commenting on the rising communal tensions in Sri Lanka said no organisation could take the law into its hands under the pretext of protecting religion.???  Pictures

Lankan smuggles gold worth Rs 15 lakh

A Sri Lankan national was arrested at Mumbai international airport for allegedly trying to smuggle gold in his rectum while coming from Dubai, a customs official said on Tuesday.

45 asylum seekers nabbed

A group of 45 asylum seekers were arrested by the Marawila police at Marawila this morning when attempting to sail to Australia on a multiday fishing trawler.

Dead girl’s father gives evidence

Giving evidence at the inquest into the questionable death of a five-year-old girl at Nawaloka Hospital, Colombo, the father told Court yesterday that the hospital management had inquired from him what he wanted from the hospital management after accepting the fact that something untoward had happened to his daughter at the hospital

Video: Black smoke indicates no pope elected on first day

A plume of black smoke billowed from the Vatican on Tuesday, indicating cardinals have not yet chosen a successor for Pope Benedict XVI on the first day of conclave.

No confidence motion against Speaker?

The United National Party (UNP) today said it would be compelled to bring a no confidence motion against Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa if he allows Parliament to take up 21 Bills which the government is hurriedly attempting to get approved

Video: JHU and BBS say it is eyewash

The Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) and the Bodu Bala Sena today said the Halal controversy was not over and that the decision taken by the All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama (ACJU) and the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce to do away with the Halal logo was an attempt to deceive the people Pictures

Video: Time to EC to act accordingly-SF

Democratic National Alliance (DNA) Leader Sarath Fonseka today said he expected the Elections Commissioner to do his duty by approving the Democratic Party as the necessary documents had been provided.

Scrapping of Halal logo: UNP welcomes

The United National Party (UNP) today welcomed the scrapping of the Halal logo in Sri Lanka, UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake said