SL to cut down on maid exports

Sri Lanka announced yesterday its plans to reduce the deployment of housemaids in the Middle East, including in the Kingdom

Fmr. Akuressa PS Chairman rape trial begins on Jan 9

The trial against former Akuressa Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman who was indicted for raping an underage girl at his own guest house is to begin on January 9 before Matara High Court

Lankan charged with cheating Saudi Arabian

A Sri Lankan job agent, who was produced in Court on charges of having defrauded a Saudi Arabian of Rs.3.2 million on the promise he would find him 11 housemaids, was ordered to be remanded till January 9 by Colombo Fort Magistrate Kanishka Wijeratne

US$ 100 billion economy by 2016: CB Governor

Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal today said the country has passed a sharp bend and recovered from the global economic melt down in its journey to the progress and predicted the future of Sri Lanka would be bright

Video: JVP will go before CA

The JVP confirmed that its member of the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) Vijitha Herath would appear before the Court of Appeal tomorrow

Clash at cosmetic factory

A tense situation was reported from Horana, Millawa due to a clash between a group of employees of a cosmetic manufacturing company and its management

Video: Maximum retail price for drugs

Consumer Affairs Minister Johnston Fernando said today a Gazette Notification had been issued to specify the maximum retail price of drugs with effect from January 1???

Audio: Govt. won’t respond to CA notice, TNA will

Government members of the PSC said that they would not respond to the Court of Appeal notice issued to them, in the writ application filed by Chief Justice Dr. Shirani Bandaranayake scheduled to be heard tomorrow ???

MDMK to build awareness on alleged atrocities against SL Tamils

Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) has announced that it would release videos and pamphlets in multiple languages highlighting alleged atrocities committed on Sri Lankan Tamils by their government during the civil war in that country.

Video: Iranian caught smuggling ‘meth’

An Iranian national who attempted to smuggle Rs. 26 million worth of methamphetamine, a banned substance from Doha was arrested by the customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport early this morning. ??? Pictures

Video: UNP won’t respond to CA notice

The UNP said today that its members would not go before the Court of Appeal tomorrow, where the writ application of Chief Justice Dr. Shirani Bandaranayake would be taken up for hearing ???

SL quick Shaminda Eranga injured at 3rd test

Sri Lanka's Australian tour hit an incredible new low today with promising fast bowler Shaminda Eranga suffering a freak leg injury during training on the eve of the third Test in Sydney.

BASL chief to bow out

Breaking away from the tradition of running for two terms, the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) President Wijedasa Rajapakshe has decided to step down from his post and make way for the election of another member to the post.

Moratuwa Uni. Sections temporarily closed

Engineering faculty and National Diploma in Technology (NDT) section of the Moratuwa University were temporarily closed to prevent a clash between student groups.

Czech tourist found dead

A 60 year-old Czech tourist was found dead in a Hotel room in Hikkaduwa yesterday, police said.

Maldivian girl fined for 12 cigarettes

A Maldivian female student who is studying in Sri Lanka was today ordered to pay a fine of Rs.5, 000 by a Colombo Court for having 12 illegally imported cigarettes in her possession.

Police personnel to get Rs.4,500 more

The allowance of all Police personnel will be increased by Rs. 4,500 from January 2013, Police spokesman Prishantha Jayakody said

More int’l training for Army

Sri Lanka Army is to enhance training opportunities at local and international levels during this year, Army Commander Jagath Jayasuriya said.

BoC Chairman confirms resignation

Bank of Ceylon Chairman Dr.Gamini Wickramasinghe today confirmed to media that he was resigning from the post of Chairman on January 8, 2013, marking an end to strong speculation.

Narayanasamy blames TN for fishermen's plight

Union minister of state V Narayanasamy today blamed the Tamil Nadu government for its "inaction" to facilitate a dialogue between Indian fishermen and their counterparts in Sri Lanka.

Polls for Central and Wayamba PCs in April?

Elections for the Central and Wayamba Provincial Councils are most likely to be held in April this year, informed sources said

New Year rot found

Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) recovered 20,000 Kg’s of rotten potatoes in Dambulla while 15,000 Kg’s of rotten potatoes were also recovered from a shop in Pettah during a raid caried out by the CAA.

A drastic decrease in accidents

The Colombo General Hospital said there was a drastic decrease in the number of accidents recorded during the New Year festivities

Gas and electricity price hikes likely

An increase in electricity rates is likely in the coming days in the wake of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) increasing the price of fuel, a Public Utilities Commission (PUC) source said yesterday

No arm of Govt. superior to the other: Ratnasiri

Good Governance and Infra Structure Facilities Senior Minister Ratnasiri Wickremenayake said the people would lose confidence in the judiciary if the judges were unable to deliver their judgments independently

Calendar omission creates uproar

The failure to designate Poya Days as mercantile holidays in the official calendar printed by the government has created uproar among the Buddhist clergy and trade union leaders

O/L paper markers ask for raise

Teachers urged the Examinations Commissioner to increase the payment made per evaluated O/L answer script, alleging that the sum paid per paper at present was grossly inadequate.

Stop attacks on judiciary: UN expert

The UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Gabriela Knaul, expressed yesterday serious concern about the impeachment proceedings against the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and the recent attacks against lawyers who have been fighting for the independence of the judiciary in Sri Lanka

Chinese extortionists ordered to be deported

Seventy four males and 26 females belonging to a Taiwanese extortion gang operating from Colombo and the suburbs were deported to Taiwan today on Court order

Grandfather, grandson electrocuted

A 60-year-old man and his seven-year-old grandson were electrocuted in Wedamulla, Kothmale this evening when they were attempting to trap wild animals that frequented their vegetable farm, police said