Petrol price up

The state-owned Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has increased the price of a liter of Octane 90 Petrol by Rs. 10 effective from midnight yesterday (14).The new price is Rs. 159.

Man accused of harassing Umaria granted bail

The man who was arrested on charges of having harassed the Sri Lankan pop, R&B and Jazz singer Umaria Sinhawansa at the World Trade Centre car park was yesterday released on bail by a Colombo Court.

Canada to extradite LTTE suspects to US

Canada's Supreme Court on Friday ruled that Canada can proceed to extradite two Sri Lanka men the United States has accused of involvement with the Tamil Tigers, which waged a bloody war for independence in Sri Lanka and is considered a terrorist organisation by Washington and Ottawa, reuters reported.

‘Mali madam’ arrested

The Panadura-Walana Anti Vice Squad arrested a middle aged woman known as ‘Mali madam’ who allegedly procured prostitutes to brothels, hotels and guest houses in the Mt. Lavinia area and seized a super luxury car used by the suspect for the illegal trade.

Patient allegedly commits suicide

A 36 year-old man who was admitted to the Kalubowila Hospital ward No: 25 is alleged to have committed suicide by jumping from the fifth floor of the Hospital, police said.

CJ seeks action against PSC members who insulted her

Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake wrote to Speaker Chaml Rajapaksa urging him to take action against some of the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) members who had allegedly insulted her during the impeachment probe.

Peliyagoda UC budget defeated

The annual budget of the UPFA-controlled Peliyagoda Urban Council was defeated by three votes today, for the first time in the history of the Urban Council

Be vigilant about unidentified objects

The Medical Research Institute has requested people,who believe they have spotted an unidentified flying object,to search their surroundings for any kind of material evidence like pieces of metal or rock, which they think would have fallen off the UFO.

UN’s action in SL: nominations called for WG

The United Nations on Thursday said that the UN Deputy Secretary-General sent a letter to relevant heads of UN departments, offices, funds and programmes this week, asking them to nominate representatives to participate in a working group to give careful consideration to the recommendations set out in the Internal Review Panel report on United Nations actions in Sri Lanka.

Audio:SL detainees at Dammam camp dis-illusioned

A group of 52 Sri Lankan workers who have spent the last two months in a detention camp in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, complained that the Sri Lankan authorities in Saudi Arabia had shown no interest about their well-being

No power to stop Shavendra-Ban Ki-moon

On the same day the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said its review of its actions and inactions in Sri Lanka will be finished in the second quarter of 2013, it also claimed that it had no power over, and could not stop, General Shavendra Silva of the Sri Lanka Army

Australia bat in 1st Sri Lanka Test

Australia captain Michael Clarke won the toss and chose to bat first in the first of three tests against Sri Lanka at the Bellerive Oval on Friday

Meteor shower

A meteor shower will be visible in the skies above Sri Lanka these days, according to the Sri Lanka Astronomical Association

Video: Harsha criticises President’s statement

UNP MP Harsha De Silva today hit out at President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s statement that the opposition wanted an impeachment brought in against Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranaike, ???

Indian Ocean mistrust unfortunate: Gota

Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa today said it was unfortunate that there was a degree of mistrust between the major powers in the Indian Ocean region that presently limited the degree to which effective and long lasting multilateral cooperation could be achieved

SL raises concerns over Korea rocket launch

Sri Lanka is concerned at the launch of a rocket using ballistic missile technology by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, which is in violation of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1874.

Fined Rs. 10 for indecent exposure

A man who pleaded guilty to exposing his person in an indecent manner to a group of people at a public place in Kollupitiya was today ordered to pay a fine of Rs.10 by a Colombo Court

Jumbo breaches Navy security

A wild elephant that was spotted by a sailor within the Navy high security zone in Trincomalee, is believed to have entered through the ocean front as the land area was securely fenced, sources said.

Video: 7-year-old boy drowns in Narahenpita

The Navy recovered the body of a seven year-old boy who had fallen into a stream near Dharmarama Road in Narahenpita this afternoon, police said ???

Four sentenced to death

Four persons from the same family were sentenced to death by the Kegalle High Court Judge Menaka Wijesooriya this morning for killing a Police Sergeant during a raid on an illicit liquor den in November 2008

No regrets about not playing for SL in Test-Malinga

Lasith Malinga says he has no regrets at not playing for Sri Lanka in the Test series against Australia after recording the second-best figures in world Twenty20 history.

I don’t want to continue after this tour-Mahela

Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene has confirmed he will step down after this summer's tour of Australia, media reports said today.

6 asylum seekers ask to leave Australia

More Sri Lankan asylum seekers have asked Australia to send them back to Colombo.

UNP calls for C’wealth panel

The main opposition United National Party yesterday adopted a resolution at its Working Committee meeting that the government should appoint three judges from different Commonwealth countries...

CJ ready to counter PSC findings; claims there was malice

Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake said yesterday that she was ready to respond to the findings of the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) that comprised government MPs and averred that she would disprove the findings and prove her innocence.

UNP suspends six PS members

United National Party (UNP) today suspended six Paradeshiya Sabha members who held a press conference criticizing the party’s convention held on December 1.

Video:MR betrayed 116 MPs - JVP

The JVP said today that President Mahinda Rajapakse was pretending he was innocent in the whole process of the impeachment and thereby had betrayed the 116 odd MPs who were the signatories to the motion.

Lawyers protest end up in brawl

Two protest campaigns organised this morning by two groups of lawyers outside the Kalutara Court Complex, for and against the impeachment motion against Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake ended up in a brawl.

Accident involving Pillayan’s jeep; One injured

A bicycle rider was seriously injured when the Jeep carrying former Eastern Province Chief Minister S.Chandrakanthan alias Pillayan had hit the bicycle at Pothuhera today, Police said.

A top Indian AF delegation in Colombo

A delegation from the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Sri Lanka Air Force met at the Sri Lanka Air Force Headquarters in Colombo for the fourth IAF-SLAF Air Staff talks, the Air Force said.