Two killed, ten injured in accident

Two persons including one-year old child were killed and another ten persons were injured after a bowser collided with a tractor at Alankulama in Anuradhapura on the Anuradhapura-Kurunegala main road early this morning.

Video: Sacred relics from Myanmar

​Report on Wilpattu resettlement handed over to MS

A report compiled by a number of environmental and civil society organisations on controversial resettlement near Wilpattu National Park, was handed over to President Maithripala Sirisena last night at the Presidential Secretariat. 

​Jayalalithaa files nomination for RK Nagar bypoll

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on Friday filed her papers for the R K Nagar byelection to be held on June 27, the Times of India said. 

Scout Service & Public Relationship Week launched

​SL refugees in Indonesia plead NZ for help

Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi and Myanmar refugees ended up shipwrecked on an Indonesian reef earlier this week said that they were heading for New Zealand.

Five Police transfers announced

Five Police OICs had been transferred with effect from yesterday under the instructions of Police Chief on service requirements, the Police said today. 

India, SL fishermen issue needs lasting solution: Envoy

The long-drawn fishermen problem between India and Sri Lanka – that has often threatened to spoil ties – needs a “bottoms-up solution rather than one imposed from above,” Sri Lankan High Commissioner in India Sudharshan Seneviratne said.

Four killed, two injured in three-wheeler accident

Four passengers had been killed when the three-wheeler taxi they were travelling in collided with a motorcycle and a bus travelling from the opposite direction in Eheliyagoda on the Colombo-Ratnapura Main Road this morning, the Police said.

SLC knocks out highest bidder for local TV deal

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) interim committee which is reeling under one mighty financial blow they received on Wednesday when they learnt that the bid for the forthcoming three test matches against India could only bring them US $ 1.4 million, have committed further financial hara-kiri by opting to offer their local TV rights for the next three years to the state owned Sri Lanka Rupavahini (SLRC) at a rate of at least Rs. 35 million below the figure

Dissolution within days

Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe said yesterday the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was a futile exercise because President Maitripala Sirisena would dissolve Parliament within the next few days.

I didn’t say so: D.V. Upul

Southern Provincial Council Minister D.V.Upul in an interview has denied saying that officers of the Financial Crime Investigation Division would be stoned and killed under a government of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa.

Showers due to Southwest Monsoon, low pressure belt in Arabian Sea

Showers will develop in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Northwestern and Central Provinces and in the Galle and Matara Districts during the afternoon or evening as a result of the onset of the Southwest Monsoon and a low pressure belt reported in Arabian Sea.

Import taxes on Potatoes, Big Onions reduced

Import taxes on Potatoes have been reduced from Rs.55 to Rs.30 per kilo and Big Onions from Rs.30 to Rs.10 per kilo, with effect from midnight today.

DPF, NUW, UPF to ally with UNP

In the wake of three upcountry Tamil parties deciding to join hands with the United National Party (UNP), Arumugam Thondaman-led Ceylon Workers Congress (CWC) said today it would continue as an ally of the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA).

Trishaw connected to Raviraj killing found

CID today informed Colombo Additional Magistrate Nirosha Fernando that they had recovered the trishaw allegedly used in the killing of TNA Jaffna District MP Nadaraja Raviraj and sought the Magistrate’s approval to take the trishaw into CID custody.

Pakistan Army Chief arrives

Pakistan Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif arrived in Sri Lanka on a three day visit, a short while ago.

Video: IAC opened in Colombo

No-faith motion against Ranil handed over

The opposition is reported to have handed over a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe with the signatures of 112 MPs.

Businessman nabbed at BIA with gold worth Rs. 7.8 mln

A Sri Lankan who is alleged to have smuggled three gold bars worth more than Rs. 7.8 million into the country from Sharjah was arrested by Customs officials at the Bandaranaike International Airport this morning.

SL teenager found safe after she disappeared in Australia

A 19-year-old Sri Lankan teenager was found safe after she disappeared from a bus in Brisbane, Australia on Thursday night.

Thajudeen’s death: Analyst’s report and Postmortem report contrary: police

As the analyst's report and the postmortem report on the death of ruggeritie Wasim Thajudeen who died mysteriously inside a car appeared to be contradictory, there was suspicion regarding these reports, the CID informed Colombo additional Magistrate Nishantha Peiris.

Ranjan complains about invasion of privacy

Deputy Minister Ranjan Ramanayake yesterday charged that certain computer hackers have begun to publish statements which he has never made on the internet using his pictures.

110 MPs sign no faith motion

The no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe with 110 signatures of opposition members including ministers, state ministers and deputy ministers was to be handed over to the Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa last afternoon despite attempts by the government to thwart it, UNP Parliamentarian Manusha Nanayakkara said.

Video: Litro Gas to purchase gas from European supplier

Sri Lanka is to purchase gas from a European supplier under favorable conditions in accordance with a new contract which is being finalised in a week, local gas giant Litro Gas said today.

Ban Ki-moon phones President Sirisena

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, in a telephone conversation with President Maithripala Sirisena, said he looked forward to the enactment of the 20th Amendment to the Constitution.

Police tightens grip on motorcycles

The Police Department today announced that it would strictly implement laws against motorcyclists from June 10.

H1N1 is not bird or swine flu: Department

The H1N1 flu currently spreading in the country was not bird or swine flu as erroneously stated in some media reports, the Department of Animal Production and Health said in a media release today.

D.V. Upul barred from leaving country

A Colombo Court today directed the Controller of the Immigration and Emigration to prevent UPFA Southern Provincial Council Minister D.V. Upul from leaving the country.

Video: Ray’s plane handed over to SLAF museum