Man with counterfeit notes arrested inside a bus

A man who produced a counterfeit 100 rupee note to a bus conductor was caught by the passengers and was handed over to the Kalutara South police this morning.

Heroin case - Eight jailed for life

Eight people were today sentenced to life imprisonment after they were found guilty of possessing and smuggling 37.4 grams of heroin at Wellampitiya in 2001.

Northants trio head for winter training in SL

Three Northants players are heading off for a winter training trip to Sri Lanka at their own expense. Batsmen Stephen Peters and Ben Howgego and wicketkeeper David Murphy will meet up there with the club's overseas player Chaminda Vaas.

LHC ends house arrest of SL team attack suspect

The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday ordered authorities to end the house arrest of Malik Ishaq, allegedly involved in the 2009 attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore.

CEB Unions suspend strike

The CEB trade unions suspended their work to rule campaign a short while ago. The Unions however, vowed to proceed with a one day token strike in the near future if their demands aren't met.

Will accept 25% increase

A section of the CEB employees today said that they will accept the 25% pay hike offered by the government and that they will refrain from participating in the trade union action resorted to by another section of employees PICTURES

GMOA strike called off

Some 1,200 doctors attached to the National Hospital called off their strike today The strike was in protest against the recent appointment of two members to the Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC) and the

Hi-Corp decision on Feb 28

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Hi-Corp decision on Feb 28th

The Colombo High Court which heard the 'Hi- Corp' case against the fomer Army Commander Sarath Fonseka reserved its judgement to the 28th of February a short while ago. When the case was taken up before the Colombo High Court Judge Sunil Rajapakshe, the Defence on behalf of the former Army

Helping to control dengue

In a more concerted move to eradicate ever increasing dengue, the cabinet has given nod to carry out a surveillance project by the Government Epidemiology Unit (GEU) supporting healthcare systems, capacity building and to develop an early warning system for dengue in the country

14, including SL team attackers, held

Police claimed to have arrested 14 suspects on Thursday for their alleged involvement in the attack on the Sri Lankan Cricket Team and other terrorism-related activities in the city during the year 2011

Heavy Traffic in Peliyagoda

A heavy traffic jam has been reported in the Peliyagoda area due to the toppling of a container, a reporter said

National Hospital docs on strike today

Some 1,200 doctors attached to the National Hospital will launch a strike today in protest against the recent appointment of two members to the Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC) and the government’s failure to provide a special allowance to government doctors

Army to build 1000 National Schools?

The Ministry of Education made a request to the Ministry of Defence on the possibility of the security forces playing a in building 1,000 National Schools at a cost of Rs.3.5 Billion

Unable to find any trace of missing dissidents: Govt.

The government said in Parliament yesterday the police had been unable to find any trace about the two JVP dissidents who disappeared in Jaffna recently despite the deployment of four teams for the investigation. The incident took place on December 9, 2011

Two more luxury buses to hit E-01: SLTB

The Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) will launch two more luxury buses on the Southern Expressway from Elpitiya to Maharagama today to meet the growing demand for the bus service, the SLTB said yesterday

International elements grooming groups towards regime change

The government said in Parliament today that certain international elements were grooming some groups in Sri Lanka to bring about a regime change in the same manner they did in Libya

Agricultural and Agrarian Insurance Board in financial crisis

The Agricultural and Agrarian Insurance Board is in a severe financial crisis due to the inability for the past two months, to provide pensions for farmers Parliament was informed today

Water Board strike called off

National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) unions have agreed to call off the walkout protest on Friday January 20 after discussions with Minister Dinesh Gunawardena and officials

500MW Coal Power Plant to be constructed in Sampoor

The Cabinet gave approval to construct the proposed 500 MW capacity Coal Power Plant at Sampoor in Tricomalee with Indian assistance on a proposal made by Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa

Asantha De Mel SLC Chairman of selection committee

Asantha De Mel was appointed as the Chairman of the new cricket selection committee while Amal Silva, Don Arunasiri and Hemantha Wickramaratne were appointed as members of Sri Lanka Cricket.

Students stable, more action to be taken against errant van drivers

The condition of the four students who were injured when the school van they were travelling in crashed into a bus in Mount Lavinia on Wednesday had improved and they are in a stable condition according to hospital authorities

Lankan student found hanging in hostel room

A Sri Lankan student of the Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT) was found hanging in his hostel room Thursday morning, police said

Massive ammunition pit found in Vakarai

The largest ammunition recovery made by the police since the end of the war was detected when they found 81,500 ammunition rounds used for a various number of fire arms in a pit in the Verugal forest area in Vakarai

Krishna unveils rail project in SL

ndia’s external affairs minister SM Krishna on Thursday unveiled the first phase of a railway project in southern Sri Lanka that is being built with financial aid from the Indian government

Jayasuriya, Murali sold at BPL

Sanath Jayasuriya was bought at US $ 110,000 by Khulna Royal Bengal while Muttiah Muralitharan US $ 100,000 was bought by Chittagong Kings at the auction. Lasith malinga has also been bought at this auction which is currently taking place in Bangladesh.

CMC in crisis as UPFA gains clout

The Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) ran into chaos on its 147th anniversary today after the opposition UPFA gained control of the Standing Committee on Finance UPDATE

National Hospital docs to go on strike tomorrow

1200 doctors at the Sri Lanka National Hospital will go on strike tomorrow January 20 8am till 8am on Saturday January 21

No fuel shortage due to U.S. oil sanctions on Iran

Sri Lanka's government has assured that there will be no fuel shortage as a result of U.S. sanctions on Iran's fuel imports, a minister said on Wednesday

2 Sri Lankans held for credit card fraud

Two Sri Lankan nationals, who allegedly cloned credit cards using information pertaining to customers of banks abroad were arrested Chennai on Wednesday.