Suspended sentence for patricide

Two sons, who pleaded guilty to the charge of beating their father to death, were sentenced to two years rigorous imprisonment suspended for ten years by the Galle High Court Judge K.D.K. Hirimburegama.

Navi Pillay to visit SL in January-report

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem Pillay had said that she would head a team to Sri Lanka in January next year to look into the alleged war crime charges, the PTI reported quoting a statement issued by the India’s DMK party.

Deported Lankans arrive

A group of 30 Sri Lankan men arrived at the Bandaranaike International Air Port, Katunayake, this morning, after being sent back home from Christmas Island, Australia, official sources said.

Windows Live Messenger to be scrapped by 2013

Microsoft has announced it intends to "retire" its instant message chat tool and replace it with Skype's messaging tool.

Another group of Lankans sent home

The Australian government has sent another group of people who arrived by boat back to Sri Lanka in a tough move designed to deter further arrivals.

Video: Obama wins

Barack Obama has been re-elected as president of the United States, narrowly edging Republican challenger Mitt Romney in a hard-fought battle for the White House.

Ranil inquires about agreement with KRRISH Group

Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday questioned the 20% lease payment of Rs. 1 billion remitted to the account of the Sri Lanka Government as per lease agreement of 4 acre land in Fort with KRRISH Group

Video: I’ll soon take a surprising ‘decision’: Hirunika

Bharatha Laksman Premachandra’s daughter Hirunika today vowed to take a ‘surprising decision’ soon as she had nothing to lose.

Quadruple murder: Lack of evidence, suspects released

The four suspects who were produced in Court in connection with the killing of four youth at Poddala were released by the Baddegama Magistrate this morning because of the lack of evidence against them.

Impeachment Motion against CJ tabled

The impeachment motion against Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake was placed on the order paper of Parliament today, and there were 14 charges mention against her. The Motion

47 more arrested

Sri Lanka Navy arrested 47 persons illegally bound for Australia in a multi-day trawler and two fiber glass dingies, early today. The trawler named “Thamara” was intercepted off Chillaw seas and FGDs named “Kalinga” and “Udara” were intercepted off Negombo seas by Fast Naval Patrol Craft attached to the Western Naval Command, the Navy said.

CSE relaxes investment restrictions

The Department of Inland Revenue has lifted investment restrictions placed on private pension and provident funds, along with gratuity, trust and savings funds, the Security and Exchange Commission said.

Divineguma Bill needs 2/3rd majority-SC

The Supreme Court has ruled that the Divineguma Bill has to be passed with two third majority in Parliament and Clause 8 has to be approved at a referendum and also two third majority in Parliament, Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa announced in Parliament a short while ago

Captain of MV Sun Sea vessel released

A Sri Lankan man alleged to be the captain of vessel MV Sun Sea on which 492 Tamils tried to enter Canada in 2010 was ordered to be released on bail B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver on Monday.

VIP Security Division head passes away

Director of the VIP Security Division, SSP Nanayakkara (STF) passed away this morning following a heart attack, Police sources said.He was the former director of Police Narcotic Bureau.

No police at traffic lights from today

The Police Media Unit said the traffic police would not be regulating traffic at traffic lights from today. Police advise drivers to strictly adhere to the traffic signals. Traffic police will be present only at places where traffic lights are not located

Court orders a report on Duminda’s skull parts

The Colombo Magistrate ordered the Director of Sri Jayawardenapura hospital to forward a report on the removed parts of the skull of UPFA MP The Colombo Chief Magistrate directed the Sri Jayawardenapura Hospital Director to submit a report on the sections of the skull that were removed during the surgical operation on Mr. Duminda Silva’s head,

Send Lankans home - Australian opposition

The federal government should charter another plane immediately to send back the dozens of Sri Lankan asylum seekers arriving on Australian shores, according to opposition immigration minister Scott Morrison

Lankan maid suffers hearing loss

Sri Lankan maid in Muscat claims to have lost hearing ability in her right ear after her sponsor allegedly "tortured-her for demanding her wages

Audio: Lankans heading to Australia 'economic migrants'- IOM

The International Organisation for Migration has backed Australia's view that some of the Sri Lankan's arriving by boat are economic migrants, not refugees

Shoddy treatment for SL Tamils in TN-The Hindu

The Hindu newspapers yesterday alleged that Sri Lankan refugees living in Tamil refugee camps in Madurai, Tamil Nadu were facing shoddy treatment by the Tamil Nadu government

Reconsider impeachment motion:Prelates tell MR

The Mahanayake Theras of the three main Nikayas have requested President Mahinda Rajapaksa to reconsider the need for the impeachment motion against Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake that had been handed over to Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa by ruling party MPs on Thursday.

Heavy traffic in Fort

Heavy traffic is reported from the Fort area due to a protest march against the impeachment of the chief justice. One lane from Technical junction to Fort Railway station in Olcott Mawatha has been closed

Gem-swallowing Chinaman gets suspended sentence

The Colombo Chief Magistrate imposed 2 years suspended sentence and Rs. 100,000 fine on the Chinese national who swallowed a fake diamond at an exhibition in Colombo last September.

Sapugaskanda back to normal from tomorrow

A ship carrying 75,000 metric tonnes of crude oil from Dubai arrived at the Colombo Port today and the Sapugaskanda Oil Refinery will resume operations from tomorrow, a Petroleum Ministry spokesman said

New vehicle registrations slump 39% in August

New motor vehicle registration during the month of August fell 38.7 percent Year-on-Year (YoY) to 27, 766 amidst import duty increase on motor vehicles, the official data issued by the Central Bank showed.

New Zealand cricketers treated for food poisoning

Visiting New Zealand captain Ross Taylor and team mate Andrew Eliss were discharged after they were treated for food poisoning, an official from the Sri Lanka Cricket said

Video: Another oil leak

Another oil leak was reported in one of the pipelines at Meethotamulla carrying oil to Sapugaskanda Oil Refinery.

‘ISI surrounding India from all sides’

India's premiere intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), has in a classified report submitted to the government about a fortnight ago warned that Pakistan's ISI

Accident kills Hussain Bhaila's son


The eldest son (42) of former Deputy Minister Hussain Bhaila has died in a motorbike –lorry collision in Manampitiya area last night, Police said