Dy. Minister vows to walk naked

Deputy Minister Premalal Jayasekara has vowed to walk naked in the Ratnapura town if anybody could prove he had obtained through illegal means any land belonging to estate companies.

Mystery surrounds death of filmmaker’s mother-in-law

The body of the 84-year-old mother-in-law of the late filmmaker Tissa Abeysekara was found today by the police which are probing the mysterious killing

Bomb kills 31 in Pakistan city of Peshawar

A bomb blast in the northwestern Pakistan city of Peshawar killed 31 people and wounded 70 on Sunday, a week after a bombing at a church in the frontier city killed scores, police and hospital authorities said

Jaya seeks action against SL

India should show "greater firmness" to force Sri Lanka to stop attacking and arresting Tamil Nadu fishermen on the sea, Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa has said

Prelate’s remains at Kirivehara

The remains of the Kataragama Kirivehera Chief Sanganayaka Thera Venerable Ruhunu Magampaththuwa Dr. Aluthwewa Soratha is now kept at Kirivehera for public tribute. The funeral is scheduled on Wednesday, October 2. (Pix by Nisal Baduge)

Army's 64th Anniversary at Sri Dalada Maligawa

A series of special religious observances, the precursor coinciding with the forthcoming Sri Lanka Army's 64th anniversary and the Army Day (October 10), for the first time since the inception of the Army in 1949, got underway at the most sacred Sri Dalada Maligawa yesterday. Pix by Army Media

Vihara Mahadevi Park closed Oct 1-30

The Vihara Mahadevi Park (Victoria Park) Colombo would be closed for public from October 1 to 30 for development work, the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) said

Another caught with gold concealed in rectum

Two Chennai-bound Indian nationals were arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) while attempting to smuggle 10,000 euros of foreign currency and a gold biscuit concealed inside the rectum of one, Customs media director Leslie Gamini said

Philippines' first Miss World crown

Miss World 2013 Megan Young of the Philippines smiles after being crowed, in Nusa Dua, Bali resort island September 28, 2013. Miss Philippines Megan Young, 23, was crowned Miss World 2013 on Saturday at a tightly guarded ceremony in Bali, Indonesia, after the contest was plagued by protests from Muslim hardliners and fears that extremist groups could try to disrupt the event. REUTERS

Miss Philippines crowned Miss World 2013

Megan Young from Philippines has been crowned as the Miss World 2013 by last year's winner Wenxia Yu from The Peoples Republic of China.

TNA to study SC judgement before taking decisIon

Tamil National Alliance (TNA) leader R. Sampanthan said the party would ‘carefully study the Supreme Court judgement’ on the issue of land and the powers of Provincial Councils pertaining to land, before deciding on the next course of action.

SL becomes an expensive tourist destination-report

The sun-kissed Indonesian island of Bali has toppled Sri Lanka from the top spot as the ‘best value’ long-haul travel option in a new list of popular holiday destinations.

Video: MR says Pillay's report highly prejudiced

President Mahinda Rajapaksa said that the people of Sri Lanka believe that UN Rights Chief Navi Pillay had written her report even before she visited Sri Lanka.

41 TN fishermen held by SL return home

Forty-one Tamil Nadu fishermen, arrested by Sri Lankan Navy on charges of crossing the International Boundary Line, arrived Rameswaran, Tamil Nadu on Saturday, after a court in the island nation ordered their release few days back.

Video: TNA’s victory will lead to reconciliation-Thisara

Sri Lankan High Commissioner in Australia Admiral Thisara Samarasinghe said the Tamil National Alliance’s victory in the recently concluded provincial council elections will lead to the reconciliation in Sri Lanka ???

TNA PS chairman arrested on fraud charge

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) chairman of Werugal Pradeshiya Sabha was arrested last evening on charges of fraud, police said

UNHR Council divided over SL

The statement made by UN Rights Chief Navinetham Pillay on Sri Lanka’s human rights issues at the UN Human Rights Council last Thursday has drawn mixed reactions.

Lankans in court over cash machine frauds in UK

Four men have appeared in court in connection with a series of cash machine scams around Gloucestershire in UK.

Canadian faces 15-year sentence in US for helping LTTE

Prosecutors in the U.S. are asking for a Canadian man to serve the maximum sentence of 15 years after he admitted to helping a terrorist group in Sri Lanka.

Businessman shot dead in Kotahena

A 54-year-old businessman known as 'Thel Raja', was shot dead at Bloemendhal Road in Colombo 13 a short while ago, hospital sources said

Berty Premalal passes away

North-Central Province former Chief Minister Berty Premalal Dissanayake passed away at a private hospital in Colombo a short while ago

Visually impaired and injured soldiers in cricket finals

The finals of the cricket tournament organised by the Federation for the Visually Handicapped was played between the Ratmalana School for the visually impaired and the injured soldiers of the Ragama Ranaviru Sevana at Shalika Grounds today. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana

Gates calls Ctrl+Alt+Del command a mistake

Bill Gates has described the decision to use Ctrl+Alt+Del as the command needed to log on to a PC as a mistake

Chief Incumbent of Kiriwehera passes away

Dr. Aluthwewa Soratha Nayaka Thera Chief Incumbent of Katharagama Kiriwehera Temple and Chancellor of Uva Wellassa University passed away this afternoon at a Private hospital in Colombo.

Peace in Sri Lanka only after de-militarisation: Vasan

India will help create a conducive situation for the Sri Lankan army to withdraw from the island’s Northern Province as there can be peace only after demilitarisation, Union Shipping Minister G.K. Vasan said here on Thursday

Low salary compels PS member to resign

Pradeshiya Sabha (PS) UPFA member W.W. Chandrasiri has resigned saying the monthly salary being paid to a Pradishiya Sabha member is inadequate and would go back to his previous job at the Civil Defence Unit

NZ PM looking forward to CHOGM

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key in a cordial conversation with President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday expressed his interest in attending the November Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Colombo, the Presidential Media Unit said.

Nabbed for carrying rare birds and mice species

A Sri Lankan arriving from Thailand was arrested by the Airport police Narcotics Bureau last morning for trying to smuggle rare species of live birds and mice, Customs Director and media spokesman Leslie Gamini said

BIA Customs nab 5.5 Kgs of gold in September

A Sri Lankan who attempted to smuggle 12 pieces of gold bars weighing 1500  grammes and  worth Rs. 7.5 million to Bombay was arrested this morning by Customs officers  at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), Customs media spokesman Leslie Gamini said

Press SL on Rights: C’wealth Ministers

The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) should make the human rights situation in Sri Lanka a priority. CMAG, a rotating group of foreign ministers from eight Commonwealth countries, will meet in New York on September 27, 2013