Australia whitewash SL in test series

Australia beat Sri Lanka by five wickets in the third Test in Sydney to complete a series whitewash over the tourists.

UPFA Kelaniya PS member shot dead

UPFA member of the Kelaniya Pradeshiya Sabha member Hasitha Madawala has been shot dead by an unidentified gunman near his home at Waragoda, Kelaniya around 7.30 pm today (5), Police said.

Domestic gas price up

The Price of 12.5 kg Domestic Gas-both Litro and Laugfs- will be increased by Rs. 150 with effect from midnight today (05), the Consumer affairs Authority announced a short while ago.

Exams Dept. to strengthen security of its printing unit

Following the arrest of a printing unit personal in suspect of an involvement in the 2012 O/L Science paper leak, the Examinations Commissioner said measures are underway to strengthen the security of their printing unit

SL to get US$290mn soft loan from Korea

Sri Lanka will get up to 290 million US dollars from Korea for renewable energy and infrastructure under a framework agreement signed last week, the Korean embassy in Colombo said.

Exam Dept. seeks AG advice

Examinations Department said Attorney General’s advice is being sought at present, to consider the possibility of annulling all examination qualifications of the printing unit personnel suspected of being involved in the 2012 O/L science paper leak, if charges against him are proven.  

Suspect father commits suicide

The suspect who allegedly assaulted his one and half year –old daughter to death in Piliyandala yesterday, has committed suicide by hanging himself at a house in Palagama, Kahathuduwa today, police said

Internet users warned of online pyramid schemes

The national center for cyber security in Sri Lanka, the Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team | Coordination Centre (Sri Lanka CERT|CC) issued a warning to all internet users to safeguard themselves from various offers available online via ad-clicking.

Students at private institutions ask for leadership training: SB

Higher Education Minister S.B. Dissanayake yesterday said students of private higher education institutions had also requested that they be allowed to participate in the leadership training programme and that they were willing to pay for it

Govt. goes ahead with impeachment

The government is determined to go ahead with the debate on the impeachment motion against Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake on January 10 and 11 despite the Supreme Court determination that the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) is unconstitutional, Daily Mirror learns.

Video: Mervyn fumes against court determination

Public Relations and Public Affairs Minister Mervyn Silva at a news conference on Friday referred to certain Appeal Court Judges in the bench that announced the Supreme Court determination in a derogatory manner and charged that the decision given by the Court could not be accepted as an unbiased judgment Pictures

Indian tourists doing business in Jaffna

Indians who arrive in the country on tourist visas are known to be engaged in peddling textiles in the Jaffna district and thus impacting adversely on the business of local traders, Jaffna Mayor Yoheswari Patkunarajah said.

SL seeks new IMF loan-PB

Sri Lanka intends to ask for another loan from the IMF of $1 billion after foreign investments in infrastructure failed to materialise in the formerly war-torn island, a top official said Friday. Pictures

Comply with SC ruling and enact new law-UNP

The United National Party (UNP) today urged the government to introduce laws in line with the Commonwealth ‘Latimer House Principles’ on the removal of judges before going ahead with the impeachment motion.

Jaffna University to resume on Jan. 16

Academic activities of the Jaffna University will begin on January 16 after a two-month disruption following the arrest and detention of four students by the military, university sources said.

More needs to be done for IDPs return - UN

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres said more needs to be done by the Sri Lankan government of the country of origin, to create conditions for people to feel comfortable about considering the possibility of returning from India.

Monkey invades US compound

A monkey, which ‘invaded’ the US Embassy compound in Colombo on December 20, had eventually left the next day after spending 24-hours within the high security area.

SLCERT|CC warns Govt. to better secure its websites

The Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team | Coordination Centre (Sri Lanka CERT|CC) today warned government departments and institutions, which have hosted their websites outside the Lanka Government Network (LGN) or in a different country to regularly monitor the status of their web sites

Lankan Boat people rescued

A group of 46 Sri Lankan asylum-seekers has been rescued after spending Christmas and the new year drifting about 330 nautical miles off Sumatra in a failed bid to enter Australia

Audio: Minister Yapa ‘threatened’ by phone over ‘our lady’

Chairman of the now defunct PSC Anura Priyadarshana Yapa said he had received an intimidating telephone call about which he made a complaint to the Colombo Crimes Division ???

Rizana likely to be pardoned

The Saudi Arabian Ambassador in Sri Lanka, Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Jammaz, said that according to information received by him, Rizana Nafeek presently housed in death row in Saudi Arabia would be pardoned and could return to the island

22 SL Government sites hacked

A number of 22 subdomains of the North Central Provincial Council (nc.gov.lk) owned by the Sri Lanka government have been defaced by Bangladeshi Grey Hat Hackers (BGHH)

Audio: Appoint acting CJ: Wimal

Minister Wimal Weerawansa, who was a member of the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) that probed the charges against Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake, said today an acting chief justice, should be appointed until the impeachment process was completed ???

Video: Speaker will make statement on SC ruling: Minister

The government said today Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa would make a statement on today’s Supreme Court ruling on the impeachment process by the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) when Parliament convenes next week ???

Heavy traffic in Pettah

Heavy traffic reported in and around Colombo Fort area due to slight caving in of the road that took place  on Second Cross Street in Pettah, police said

Customs Director arrested on bribery charges

The Commission to investigate Bribery or Corruption said today it had arrested a Customs Director who heads the Preventive Division on charges for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs.1 million to issue a certificate for the release of a container carrying spare parts.

Met. Dept. warns of bad weather

A wavy type disturbance in the Easterly wind flow has developed in the vicinity of Sri Lanka, Department of Meteorology said. Under its influence cloudy skies would be experienced over most pats of the island.

Video: PSC void, SC determines

The Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) has no legal power or authority to find a judge guilty because standing order 78(A) is not law, the Supreme Court determines READ FULL DETERMINATION  ???

Dy. Speaker says don’t respond to CA notice

Parliament will take action against members of the Parliamentary Select Committee that probed the charges against  Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake if they appear before the Court of Appeal to give evidence in the case, said Deputy Speaker Chandima Weerakkody yesterday

Hillary Clinton discharged

Hillary Rodham Clinton, whose globe-trotting tour as secretary of state was abruptly halted last month by a series of health problems, was discharged from a New York hospital on Wednesday evening after several days of treatment for a blood clot in a vein in her head