Missing flier in Mumbai: Cops unearth SL link

More than a month after a Londonbound flyer mysteriously disappeared from the Mumbai International Airport minutes before boarding the flight, police say the passenger could have been a Sri Lankan national residing in the UK on asylum

49 Lankans among illegal immigrants nabbed in Kedah

A total of 49 Sri Lanka nationals were found hiding in trucks by Kedah Immigration Department enforcement officers in Jalan Sultanah Bahiyah in Malaysia today

Duminda now a director of Touchwood

Ruling party MP Duminda Silva has been appointed as a Non-Executive / Independent Director of Touchwood Investments PLC, a company which is currently being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission

Three injured in PSD vehicle mishap

Three passengers were injured when a Land Rover allegedly belonging to the Presidential Security Division veered off and crashed into a wayside tree and fell into a lake at Weliara on Tangalle – Hambantota Road on Monday afternoon

Man drowns in Walawe river

Sevanagala police are conducting investigations over a complaint received that a person was killed by accidentally falling into the Walawe river yesterday, police said

Two multi-day-trawlers burnt

Two multi-day-trawlers were reportedly set on fire at the Tangalle fishing port last night, police said. The trawlers were identified as Kawshalya and Oshadi. The fire was doused with the help of the Navy and the people of the area Pictures

Wigneswaran stranded in Vavuniya

Northern Province Chief Minister elect C.V. Wigneswaran was left stranded for around three hours on Monday night at a Vavuniya fuel station where diesel had been pumped to his vehicle instead of petrol while he was returning to Colombo after a meeting in Jaffna, sources said. Pictures

‘Madras Cafe’ shown in Jaffna

The controversial film ‘Madras Café’, which has created a stir in several countries including India, is being shown in Jaffna city and in places such as Chavakatcheri, Chunnakam and Nelliaddy through the giant LCD screens erected in these places.

Video: How did it go?

Election Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya shares a lighter moment with India’s former Election Commissioner N. Gopalaswamy who headed the SAARC election monitoring team deployed in the North. Pix By Pradeep K. Pathirana ???

SLC not received report on match fixing

Sri Lanka Cricket said that it had not received a report regarding allegations of match fixing at the Indian Premier League from the relevant authorities but stressed it had full confidence in all Lankan players

Hold Indian, Lankan fishermen talks this month: Karunanidhi

DMK president M. Karunanidhi Monday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to take up the issue of Indian fishermen's arrests with the Sri Lankan government and sought talks between fishermen of the two countries within a month

‘Angulana Kudu Nona' arrested

A woman known as ‘Angulana Kudu Nona’ and another suspect were arrested with a stock of 4,000 packets of drugs in their possession by the Angulana police this evening, police said

Video: Southern communal parties spreading separatism bogey: SF

No one needs to be afraid of the success scored by the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) in the Northern Province as it will not pave the way for separatism, Democratic Party (DP) Leader Sarath Fonseka said today ???

Cormorant Strike 2013

The Sri Lanka Air Force carried out a wide spectrum of air operations in support of the final stages of operation ‘Cormorant Strike’ in Challitivumunai and Punnaikudah on September 22 and 23. Pix Courtesy SLAF

IPL tie fixed by 4 Sunrisers: bookie

A Mumbai-based bookie fixed an IPL match for Rs 6 crore after striking deals with four players of Sunrisers Hyderabad -Thisara Perera, Hanuma Vihari, Karan Sharma, Ashish Reddy, The Deccan Chronicle reported.

High profile investigation into soldier’s alleged rape in Haiti

Three senior officers appointed by the Army Commander Lt. General Daya Ratnayake are to leave to Haiti shortly, in order to investigate an alleged molestation attempt on a Haitian woman by a member of the Sri Lankan contingent, serving the UN Peacekeeping Missionin Leogane, Haiti

Snr.DIG Pujith on a temporary transfer

Eastern Province Senior DIG Pujith Jayasunadara, who was at the center of a controversy recently, has been temporarily transferred to Police headquarters, Police said

New rules to protect SL maids

In an effort to ensure protection for its maids, the Sri Lankan Embassy in Oman has said that they will be hired only if they get a no-objection certificate from their husbands or their relatives

42 Pakistani prisoners repatriated from SL

As many as 72 Pakistanis imprisoned in Sri Lankan and Thai jails have been repatriated under the Bilateral Agreement on Transfer of Offenders signed with the two countries

Dayasiri tops with over 3 lakhs votes

Former Parliamentarian Dayasiri Jayasekara has secured the highest preference votes in the Kurunegala District with 336,327 votes, while UPFA candidate Johan Fernando, son of Minister Johnston Fernando, bagged the second place with 134,443 votes.

PM’s son tops in Kandy

UPFA candidate Anuradha Jayaratne, son of Prime Minister D.M.Jayaratne gained the highest preference votes in the Kandy District with 107,644 votes. Former Chief Minister Sarath Ekanayake has obtained 70,171 votes and Thilina Tennakoon received 45,060 votes.

JVP will remain resilient undaunted by downgrading: Tilvin

Denouncing the notion that it had suffered a political death, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) today said it was very much alive and would remain a major player in the field of Sri Lankan politics.

UNP to review and strengthen party

The United National Party (UNP) today said it had suffered a setback at Saturday’s Provincial Council Elections but would make use of the results to review its stand and strengthen the party.

Karunanidhi hails TNA’s victory in Northern Province polls

DMK president M. Karunanidhi on Sunday hailed the victory of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) in the provincial council polls held after a gap of 25 years in the former Tamil Tigers-ruled Northern Province in Sri Lanka.

CM nominees after gazette notification-UPFA

The Chief Ministerial nominees and nominees for bonus seats will be nominated by the UPFA after a gazette notification is issued by the Elections Commissioner, UPFA General Secretary Susil Premjayantha said today.

A time for celebration

Government Ministers share a moment after the news conference held to review the concluded election results. During the conference the government said that the election results including that of the North were a victory for the ruling coalition. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja

Video: Govt. ready to work with TNA: Basil

Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa today said the government was willing to work together with the TNA and hold discussions within the framework of the Constitution.

Concern over ‘uniformed’ individuals’ acts-US

The United States today said that it was concerned about reports of elections violence, particularly troubling have been reports of involvement by ‘uniformed’ individuals in these acts.

Wigneswaran tops in Jaffna

Tamil National Alliance Chief Ministerial candidate C.V.Wigneshwaran has topped the preference vote list in the Jaffna district with 132255 votes, while Ananthi Shashitharan obtained 87870 and D. Siddhartha 39715 votes.

Arrange dialogue between TN, SL fishermen: Jaya to PM

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Sunday requested Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to facilitate a dialogue between fishermen associations in the state and Sri Lanka here in December following frequent attacks and arrests of fishermen by naval personnel of the island nation