Miss Earth SL 2015 Grand Finale

Colombo ranked world's fastest growing city

Sri Lanka's capital city Colombo has been placed on top of the list of fastest growing cities in the world, an annual travel study by the MasterCard stated.

Video: Re-establish independent commissions before polls - JVP

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) today urged the government to appoint the members to the Constitutional Council and re-instate the independent commissions before the next general election.

CAA Chairman resigns

Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) chairman Rumy Marzook handed over his resignation to the Secretary to the Ministry of Commerce earlier this week and will cease to serve as the Chairman of the CAA with effect from today.

Kidney transplant took place in SL-Inquiry report

The Kandhamal administration, in Odisha, India on Tuesday submitted the inquiry report to the state government on alleged sale of kidney in the district and said that a recent kidney transplant took place at a private hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka, the Times of India reported.

Pair indicted for Lankan’s murder in US

Two men were indicted this week on capital murder charges in the April 29 fatal shooting of a convenience store owner in Beaumont, United States.

Britain moves to deport Tamil asylum seeker

UK immigration officials have detained Janahan Sivanathan, a 22-year-old Tamil asylum seeker from Sri Lanka.

Video: Shashi Weerawansa at FCID

Shashi Weerawansa, the wife of MP Wimal Weerawansa arrived at the Financial Crime Investigation Division (FCID) a short while ago.

Five more MPs tipped to be dep. ministers

Five more Sri Lanka Freedom Party MPs are to take their oaths as deputy ministers of the government today, informed sources said.

2nd day of Biyagma Poson Udanaya

No legal issue over Arjuna's appointment: Ranil

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said in Parliament yesterday that there was no legal impediment for the appointment of Arjuna Mahendran as the Central Bank Governor.

Police investigate unidentified drone

Police are inquiring into a four rotor Remote Control (RC) drone with a camera which had crashed in a home garden in Ahangama last night, police said.

Video: Govt. has no money: Susil

The Opposition would give priority to pass the No Confidence Motion against Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake, UPFA General Secretary Parliamentarian Susil Premajayantha said today.

Video: ‘Duty free’ container with liquor, swords seized

Customs officials today seized a 40-foot container with liquor bottles, pasta and two swords, imported abusing a duty free concession granted to migrant workers, Customs Spokesman Leslie Gamini said.

CTSU protests for principals’ grievances

Udayanga Weeratunga visits SL embassy in Tehran

In a strange turn of events, Sri Lanka’s former Ambassador to Russia Udayanga Weeratunga, whose name has been implicated in an arms deal controversy, has visited the Sri Lankan Embassy in Tehran with a request to certify a power-of-attorney copy in order to get some of his heavy baggage in the Colombo port to be cleared.

Video: DPF, UPF, WNC form new political alliance

Three upcountry Tamil political parties yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding forming the new political alliance Tamil Progress Alliance (TPA), with the intention of addressing the needs of the Sri Lankan Tamils living apart from the North and East Provinces.

Video: Pass 20A now: JHU

Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) urged the political parties including the United National Party (UNP) to support to get the 20th Amendment to the Constitution passed without holding it up in Parliament.

Video: Man’s body found near Polduwa bridge

The body of the man who had drowned in Diyawanna Oya near the Polduwa bridge was recovered by the Navy divers, the Police said.

Khuram Sheik case: Ex-Tangalle PS Chairman seeks bail

The Colombo High Court today fixed for June 26 the inquiry into the bail application filed on behalf of former Tangalle Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Sampath Chandrapushpa Vidanapathirana who was convicted in the killing of Britisher Khuram Sheik in 2011.

Parliament adjourned till June 9

Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa has adjourned Parliament till June 9 following a request by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe asking time to arrive at a written agreement among party leaders over the appointments of Constitutional Council members.  

Video: Body found in Thurstan swimming pool

The body of a 50-year-old was recovered from the Thurstan College swimming pool in Colombo this morning, Police said.

CID to file charges against Tissa

The CID today informed the Colombo Fort Magistrate that it would file a charge sheet against former UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake for allegedly presenting a fake agreement during the presidential election campaign using forged signatures of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and President Maithripala Sirisena.

Maithri has moved SL on path to reconciliation- US

The US on Tuesday said President Maithripala Sirisena had moved Sri Lanka away from divisive politics and crony capitalism toward a new path of reconciliation.

Speaker in favour of dissolution

Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa today told the parliament he was in favour of dissolving it when a large number of parliamentarians expressed sentiments to dissolve the parliament.

Sajin Vass further remanded

UPFA MP Sajin de Vass Gunawardane was further remanded till June 17 by Colombo Chief Magistrate Priyantha Liyanage for allegedly misusing 23 vehicles belonging to the Presidential Secretariat.

​Veteran actor J. H. Jayawardena no more

Veteran actor J. H. Jayawardena passed away this morning at the age of 94 at his residence in Kandana.

Jaya writes to Modi on fishermen arrest

In her first letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi after taking over as chief minister, J Jayalalithaa on Tuesday sought his personal intervention for the release of 14 Tamil Nadu fishermen who were arrested by Sri Lankan authorities on Monday night.

Pakistan firm fears losing $84mn contract with SL

An international contract of $84 million of scanning, digitising and delivery of captured data for identity cards of the Government of Sri Lanka is slipping from the hands of Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) after the authority has been subjected to unnecessary criticism over voter verification process, sources say.

MS to meet NMSJ on electoral reforms

With the National Movement for Social Justice (NMSJ) led by Ven. Maduluwave Sobitha Thera urging the enactment of electoral reforms, President Maithripala Sirisena will hold a special meeting tomorrow with representatives of this group to discuss the way froward.