Video: IUSF members killed

The two students who were found dead this morning in Gampaha were key members of the Inter University Students’ Federation, the student body said

Video: SB says "we spend around 5%"

Higher Education Minister S.B. Dissanayake said today that Sri Lanka spends 5% of its Gross Domestic Product on Education which is much higher than the amounts spent for education in certain developed countries

Medical services in Galle crippled

Medical services in Galle, Karapitiya and Mahamodera have come to a complete standstill after the Doctors launched a token strike as a result of the Galle Mayor allegedly threatening the Doctors in Galle

New navy chief assumes duties

Vice Admiral Jayanath Colombage assumed duties as the eighteenth Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy at the Navy Head Quarters a short while ago.

Aviva UK to sells stake in Aviva NDB

Aviva UK says it agrees to sell its controlling 58.44 percent in Aviva NDB to American International Assurance Company to 31million Euro ($50.05 Million) payable in cash

HSBC SL offers VSS for employees

Sri Lanka’s HSBC Bank is offering a Voluntary Separations Scheme (VSS) for its workforce as the bank plans to implement a global programme to align with its international structure

Galle doctors on strike today

Nearly 2,000 doctors and employees of 50 hospitals in the Galle district would keep away from work today because the authorities had failed to take legal action against the Galle Mayor who had not taken any steps to remove the human faeces from the river banks in Galle

Chocolate blade excreted

The piece of blade which an employee of the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) swallowed together with a bite of chocolate had passed out with his stools, a CAA spokesman told Daily Mirror Online yesterday

Wants Rs.13,442 more public sector employees

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) affiliated National Trade Union Centre (NTUC) today warned that it would soon launch a massive trade union campaign, which would cripple the country, if the government failed to grant a Rs.13,442 salary increase to all public sector employees

Hotel room trespasser apprehended

A Sri Lankan man who had allegedly trespassed into a room at Cinnamon Grand Hotel where the Australian cricket team, participating in ICC World T20 2012, was staying had been arrested by police and probes are underway to determine whether he came there for a match-fixing deal or to cause harm

India allays SL's concerns over nuke plant

While insisting that the safety measures are in place at the South Indian Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant are of the highest order, the Indian High Commission said safety issues were being addressed in the spirit of the close and friendly ties existing between India and Sri Lanka

Rail track on fire

More than hundred railway sleepers were destroyed due to a fire in the railway track between Saliyapura and Bandarapuliyankulama, Anuradhapura area this afternoon

Berty tells 120 councillors to withdraw affidavits

Former North-Central Province Chief Minister Berty Premalal Dissanayake said he had instructed the 120 provincial councillors who were prepared to support him for the post of chief minister to withdraw their affidavits

SL remains steadfast in its support to Palestinian people

The Sri Lankan government has expressed its deep concern about the hardships faced by the Palestinians, at the 21st session of the Human Rights Council held in Geneva, Sri Lanka’s permanent mission in Geneva said

Chandrika complains of President’s absence

Former President Chandrika Banadaranaike Kumaratunge said today that she did not know the reason why the country’s President was for the past seven years neverpresent at the commemoration of SLFP founder S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike held at Horagolla

Four-year-old dies under tragic circumstances

A four-year-old child was killed when he was accidently knocked down by the bus driven by his father at Thabbowa in Puttlam

Nauru's lessons in disco survival

Asylum seekers in Nauru are being given access to creature comforts to make their campsite more bearable: TV, movies, computer games, the internet, overseas phone calls and cricket gear.

Four Arab men on street save Lankan woman from attack

A Sri Lankan couple woke up at 5.30am to the sound of the door of their bedroom being smashed. A man holding a wooden rod then rushed towards their bed, the Dubai Criminal Court heard.

Two minor explosions in Kalmunai

A minor explosion was reported from the house of SLMC High Command member Abdul Majeed in Kalmunai early this morning, sources said Photos

Malini to take oaths again

Malini Fonseka is due to take her oaths as a Member of Parliament again on October 9. Deputy Speaker Chandima Weerakkody said she will take her oaths when the next parliamentary sessions commence on October 9.

Divi Neguma Bill gags officials

The controversial ‘Divi Neguma Bill’, which the Supreme Court said must be referred to the provincial councils for approval contains a clause gagging officials from divulging information about the activities of the institutions to be brought under the Divi Neguma Department.

ATM failure creates chaos

An island wide ‘Software Failure’ on Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) of a leading state commercial bank on Monday put thousands of clients in difficulty as they could not draw cash from the ATMs.

Tamils need not worry-Pillayan

Former Chief Minister of the Eastern Province Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pillayan said the Tamils in the East should not be worried about their future as he would be playing a leading role in the development of that area since he had been appointed as the Presidential Advisor on Eastern development.

‘Significant sign’ but still concerned-UN

The United Nations today said that closure of the Menik Farm camp in Vavuniya is a ‘significant sign’ of the transition from conflict to sustainable peace in Sri Lanka, but said there are still some people who are unable to return to their homes and a solution urgently needs to be found.

Video: Ice shower in Diyatalawa

The residents of Diyatalawa and adjoining areas experienced a shower of ice for more than fifteen minutes followed by heavy showers at around 12.45 pm today, reporters said.

Wimal whacks ‘Google’ again

Minister Wimal Weerawansa has held Google responsible for the circulation of the anti-Islamic movie - ‘Innocence of Muslims’- that has sparked violent protests by Muslims all over the world.

Sanjeewa Bandara released

Convener of the Inter University Students’ Federation (IUSF) Sanjeewa Bandara has been released on bail by the Colombo Fort Magistrate a short while ago. Photos

Jaffna connected to national grid

Jaffna Peninsula was connected to national grid after twenty five years by President Mahinda Rajapaksa by energizing Kilinochchi grid sub station this morning

Highest score of scholarship exam shared by two

Kisara S. Kodituwakku of  Richmond College, Galle and Anjali Upeksha of Thalathuoya Vidyalaya have topped among the high scorers, obtaining the highest marks (196) in the 2012 Grade five scholarship exam

Grade 5 scholarship results released

The results of the Grade five scholarship examination have been released and could be obtained from www.doenets.lk, the examination chief said