‘Transfer prisoners with British citizenship to British jails’

TNA Parliamentarian Suresh Premachandran has requested Justice Minister Rauf Hakeem to transfer the Tamils in Sri Lankan prisons with British citizenship to British prisons.

Lankans in US Court for aiding LTTE

Two men extradited from Canada on charges of supporting a Sri Lankan rebel group that has been designated a foreign terrorist organization by the United States were ordered held without bond Thursday during an appearance in Federal District Court in Brooklyn

Australia beat SL by innings & 201 runs

Australia defeated Sri Lanka by an innings and 201 runs to win the second test before tea on day three at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday, and seal their three-match series 2-0.

TV debate between Govt and Opposition?

Government and opposition politicians were expected to meet in the New Year for a public debate on the impeachment motion brought against Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake, informed sources said.

Kiriella, Herath give the lie to Yapa

The Opposition members of the Parliamentary Select Committee that probed the charges against Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake yesterday charged that the Chairman of the PSC Anura Priyadarshana Yapa had deliberately misled the public by making ‘”completely false statements” and “laughable” ones in defence of a flawed select committee process for the impeachment of the Chief Justice.

Rain again

Department of Meteorology issued a weather warning today predicting that there would be heavy showers accompanied by strong winds in the coming days.

Delegation to visit LTTE detainees

United National Party (UNP) MP Jayalath Jayawardene together with the Ven. Dambara Amila Thera and Mannar Bishop Rt. Rev. Dr. Rayappu Joseph are to visit the LTTE detainees at the Welikada prisons tomorrow  to provide them with a Christmas treat.

Lawyers deplore “false propaganda” against CJ

The Lawyers’ Collective issuing a statement deplored “false propaganda” against the Chief Justice and said that the attacks against the Chief Justice are not isolated attacks but “meticulously orchestrated attacks coerced and carried out at the behest of highest in authority”

SL couple jailed in Dubai for bribing immigration officer

The Dubai Criminal Court of First Instance sentenced a Sri Lankan couple to six months in jail for offering Dh10,000 as bribe to an immigration officer at Dubai International Airport, requesting him to allow the woman to depart the country in spite of an entry and exit ban issued against her by the UAE authorities.

UN closes its dossier on children and armed conflict in SL

The Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict adopted the “Draft Conclusions on the situation of children and armed conflict in Sri Lanka” on December 19, 2012, thereby closing the dossier on Sri Lanka in the Security Council.

MR says thus far and no more

President Mahinda Rajapaksa has intimated to the leftist parties of the coalition that he was not willing to move away from the current impeachment process

Tamils and Iranians clash on Manus

Seven people including a staff member were injured in a Christmas eve scuffle between asylum seekers on the Australian immigration detention centre on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea.

Cable cars to Sri Pada

The government has decided to operate cable cars to Sri Pada for the convenience of pilgrims and tourists, Environment Conservation Trust Chief Executive Tilak Kariyawasam said.

Sri Lanka is No. 1 nation in ‘sex’ searches on Google

Not many will doubt that one of the most sought after keyword on Internet is “sex”. And Sri Lankans, it seems, are the most search savvy when it comes to Googling that term.

Video: Yapa defends PSC; refuses request for ind. Comm.

Denying a request by the leftist parties to appoint an independent committee to look into the charges against the Chief Justice, Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa, the chairman of the now defunct PSC said that that would not be within the provisions of the Constitution.

New category for cars with higher engine capacity

The Motor Traffic Department will from January next year, have a new category for cars with a higher engine capacity of 800cc to 2200cc, a spokesman for the registrar of motor traffic said.

Arrested Chinese to be deported

A group of 100 Chinese nationals arrested for a major telecommunication racket operating from Sri Lanka, which duped major Chinese businessman into depositing millions of Dollars into bank accounts are to be deported to Taiwan and China

Paying for his sins 20 years later

A man convicted of rape charges in an ex-parte case 20 years ago has been arrested by the Kamburupitiya police.

'Not Sonia, another woman claimed to be Rajiv Gandhi's wife'

Twenty-one-years after Rajiv Gandhi's death, a statement from a revenue official shocked all. An official of Kancheepuram district informed that a woman had claimed to be Rajiv Gandhi's wife.

Indian Naval ship in Trinco Port

An Indian naval ship ‘Carnicobar’ arrived at the Port of Trincomalee on an operational visit on yesterday

SKorea arrests Lankan asylum seekers

South Korea’s Justice Ministry said on Wednesday that immigration officials had caught 21 Burmese, Sri Lankan and Nepali nationals falsely applying for asylum in a bid to extend their stay in the country.

NCPA - OIC transferred

The Officer in Charge of the National Child Protection Authority Chief Inspector Buddhika Balachandra has been transferred with immediate effect to the Police Training College, sources said

MR offers services of SL doctor to cure Chavez

President Mahinda Rajapaksa while sending his good wishes to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who is currently recovering at a hospital in Cuba after cancer surgery, has offered the expertise of a Sri Lanka doctor

Batti LG polls early next year?

The election to nine local bodies in the Batticaloa district should be conducted before March 13, 2013 in terms of the existing law, officials said.

45 former LTTEers arrested in Jaffna

At least 45 ex-LTTE cadres, who were hiding since long period without surrendering to the security forces, were arrested in the Jaffna peninsula by the Terrorist Investigations Division (TID), official sources said.

Sangakkara reaches 10,000 run milestone

Kumar Sangakkara has become only the 11th batsman and the second Sri Lankan to score 10,000 Test runs, passing the milestone on the opening day of the Boxing Day Test against Australia at the MCG.

Over 400 accidents during Christmas

More than 400 accidents were reported to the National Hospital in Colombo during the 24 hours that ended at 3.30 pm today, a hospital spokesman said. He said among them were 117 cases of road accidents, 89 falls, 74 domestic accidents and incidents of violence and three deaths

Mahela defends writing to Daily Mirror

Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene has defended his decision to send a letter to the press -- with perceived questionable comments on Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) -- but said that the fallout from the incident was not a distraction for his side ahead of the Boxing Day Test

Journalist meets with tragic end

A twenty one-year-old female journalist on her way to work, was killed this morning, when she was knocked down by a lorry that went out of control in Colombo 7, police said

Policeman injured in brawl

A police officer was hospitalised after he was clubbed in the head when he attempted to resolve a dispute between two groups in Gurunagar, Jaffna last night