SL welcomes 800,000th tourist

Sri Lanka Tourism welcomed the arrival of the 800,000th tourist in the year 2011.This is the first time in the country's history that the number of arrivals into the country exceeded 800,000 during a one year period PICTURE

Tense situation at Sirikotha

A tense situation currently prevails at Sirikotha as party supporters stormed in and pelted stones at police and at the Sirikotha building

Ranil wins election for UNP leadership

Ranil Wickremesinghe has been elected as the Leader of the UNP defeating Karu Jayasuriy while Sajith Premadasa was elected as Deputy Leader

Defence Budget passed

The Defence Budget was passed in parliament a short while ago with 104 votes for and 13 votes against it. The UNP and DNA were not present at the time of the vote

Govt. at fault for failure in finding missing dissidents: JVP

The JVP today found fault with the government for its failure to find a clue on the disappearance of its dissident group members Lalith Kumar Weeraraj and his colleague Kugan Murugananthan who have been reported missing

Elections for UNP Leadership taking place

The election for the selection of the UNP leadership is currently taking place. Ranil Wickremesinghe and Karu Jayasuriya are contesting for the Leadership

Flood situation again

Reservoirs in the Polonnaruwa District have reached spill level due to heavy rains experienced in these areas, Irrigation Department officials said

Tense situation in Parliament

A physical confrontation has just taken place in the parliamentary lobby between government and opposition MPs UPDATE

Not contesting for SLC Presidency

MP Thilanga Sumathipala says he has decided not to contest for the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) presidency  PICTURES

Fishermen suspend stir

The family members of fishermen, who continued a fast for the second day on Saturday demanding the State and Central governments to secure the release of five fishermen of Rameswaram from Sri Lanka, suspended the agitation following assurances from the authorities

Kim Jong Il dead at 69

North Korea's longtime leader Kim Jong Il, the embodiment of the reclusive state where his cult of personality is deeply entrenched, has died, state TV reported. He was believed to be 69

Special security plan for Christmas and New Year

The police have taken a number of steps to prevent accidents and robberies during the Christmas and New Year season

MPS to seek EU intervention

The Movement for People’s Struggle (MPS), a breakaway faction of the JVP,  yesterday said it would  seek the  support of the European Union (EU) this week to secure the release of its Jaffna District organiser Lalith Kumar Weeraraju and Kugan Maruganathan who were abducted in Jaffna recently

LLRC a waste of time and money: JVP

The JVP today charged that the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) process was a waste of time and money as the government did not appoint the LLRC to solve the national question that still existed even after the war is over.

One in three women migrant workers physically abused: Survey

A research has revealed that almost one in three Sri Lankan women domestic migrant workers are subjected to physical abuse such as beating or burning.

BASL passes resolution against PSC

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has unanimously adopted a resolution against the government’s decision to appoint a Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) to inquire into the conduct of retired Chief Justice Sarath N. Silva.

Bail refused to Jeena again

The Colombo High Court refused to grant bail to Rosemary Jude alias Madam Jeena on Friday for allegedly running an up-market brothel in the Liberty Plaza Shopping Complex.

SL to do international arbitration

A steering committee headed by Justice Ministry Secretary Suhada Gamlath has been appointed to work out modalities for the establishment of the international arbitration centre announced in the 2012 budget, Minister Rauff Hakeem said today.

Two Narcotics Bureau officers remanded

Two Narcotics Bureau (PNB) officials who were arrested in connection with the alleged death of a 30-year-old youth who had visited the PNB office to sign the case book were remanded till December 21 by the Colombo Fort Magistrate.

Human Rights Watch slams Sri Lanka report

A Sri Lankan government report disregards the "worst abuses" by government forces towards the end of the war that killed the Tamil Tigers in 2009, Human Rights Watch has said.

Elections for UNP Leadership today

Elections for the selection of the UNP leadership were held today at 12 noon. Ranil Wickremesinghe and Karu Jayasuriya contested for the Leadership

Heroin worth Rs.9.5 million seized at BIA

A Sri Lankan youth was taken into custody with 1.3 kilogrammes of brown heroin worth Rs.9.5 million. The youth was arrested when the Airport Customs officers conducted a raid at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) last night

Three killed and seven injured in lorry-van collision

Three persons were killed and seven others were seriously injured when a van transporting members of a popular music group in Chilaw, collided with a lorry head-on in the Arachchikattuwa area on the Colombo-Puttalam main road. 

Family of four hacked to death

Four persons including three women were hacked to death inside their house in the Katiyawa area in Eppawala, last night.

SL thrashed by an innings and 81 runs

Sri Lanka were thrashed by an innings and 81 runs in the first test against South Africa. The Lankans scored 180 taking first lease of the wicket, to which the Proteas replied with a mammoth 411

Mahela stranded on 9,999

Former Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardena was run out on 9,999 test runs a short while ago. Jayawardena was run out for 15 during the ongoing first test between Sri Lanka and South Africa. Jayawardena was one run short of 10,000

Basic rights of the people have to be guaranteed first: Sujeewa

UNP Colombo District Parliamentarian, Attorney at Law Sujeewa Senasinghe said today that the government has to take complete responsibility for the alarming rate of abductions that the country has witnessed during the recent past. Speaking to the Daily Mirror online on the implications of the LLRC 

Water cut in Colombo North and suburbs

The Water Supply and Drainage Board stated that a 16 hour water cut will be effected in the Kaduwela and Malabe areas. The water cut will be effective from 5.00pm today to 9.00pm on Sunday. The Board further stated that a water cut will be effected in the Colombo North area from 9.00pm till 5.00am on Sunday

Armed forces to be withdrawn from community life

The government, which tabled the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) report in Parliament yesterday, said the armed forces would be withdrawn from all aspects of community life VIDEO

People made helpless, powerless by political culture – LLRC

The Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) report states that the political culture of the country has made the people powerless and helpless to a point they had become dependent on politicians to obtain many of the services and amenities they are entitled to