Lankan man arrested for sexual assault in Sydney

A Lankan man was arrested at Blacktown Railway Station on Monday morning and charged with two counts of aggravated sexual assault

Two killed in road tragedy

Two people, including a policeman, were killed and another injured in a collision between a tipper truck and a three-wheeler near the second mile post on the Mahiyanganaya-Randenigala Road this morning, police said. Pictures

Advert restriction on Fonterra continued

The interim order preventing Fonterra from advertising that its products are 100% perfect has been extended until September 20 by the Court of Appeal today

Brother and sister drowned

A nine-year-old boy and his seven-year-old sister have died after drowning in a quagmire in Vavanawatta,  Piliyandala.

Video: Logos Hope-in Colombo

Logos Hope- World’s largets floating Book ship arrived Colombo harbour. It will be open for public from 30th August-22nd September. The ship has a staff around 400 people from around 45 different Nationalities. It has over 5000 publications under many titles. Pic by Nisal Buduge

Pillay transgressed her mandate-SL

The Sri Lankan government today accused UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Navanetham Pillay of ‘transgressing her mandate and the basic norms which should be observed by a discerning international civil servant,’ by making a political statement on her part.

Pillay’s statement smacks of prejudice: Keheliya

The Government said today UN Human Rights Chief Navanetham Pillay’s statement that the state was heading in an authoritarian direction leaves room to suspect that her judgment on Sri Lanka was predetermined.

Kachchatheevu: Karuna condemns Centre's position

Taking exception to Centre's position in the Supreme Court over ceding of Kachchatheevu to Sri Lanka, DMK chief M Karunanidhi on Sunday said there was evidence that the islet belonged to and was under the administrative control of the King of Ramanathapuram.

Video: Indian peddlers may be spies -- Army

The Army has expressed concern over some Indian passport holders, especially some from Tamil Nadu masquerading as peddlers selling Indian saris and frequently visiting the North and spying.

St. Peter’s church in Vakarai opened

President Mahinda Rajapaksa declared open St. Peter’s church in Vakarai this morning. Pix by President’s Media

Nepali Maoists had ties with LTTE

Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has revealed that his party had ties with Sri Lanka's Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealam (LTTE), also known as Tamil Tigers, during the decade-long armed conflict in Nepal

MR open to TN fishermen fishing in SL waters 15 days a month: Congress

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa is not averse to the idea of allowing fishermen of Tamil Nadu to fish in the Lankan waters for 15 days in a month, but he wants any such proposal to be routed through the Indian government, according to Congress Member of Parliament K. S. Alagiri

‘LTTE duo’ arrested in Chennai

Two suspected members of the LTTE, who were apprehended by ‘Q’ Branch sleuths in the city on Friday, were reportedly in the process of devising IEDs to trigger blasts in Sri Lanka

Bellanwila Rajamaha Vihara Kumbal Perahera

The 63rd annual Kumbal Perahera of the Bellanwila Rajamaha Viharaya paraded the streets last night. Pix by H.M Dharmapala

Lankans nabbed for fake credit card cloning

Indian Police today busted an international fake credit card cloning racket after they arrested two Sri Lankan nationals in Bangalore, India.

Weliweriya factory closed again

The Weliweriya factory, which resumed work yesterday after a controversial water contamination issue had to be closed down again due to objection by the villagers.

Video: Signs of Sri Lanka moving towards authoritarianism-Pillay

Visiting United Nations Human Rights Commissioner Navanetham Pillay while stating that the Sri Lankan Government stuck to its commitment of allowing her to visit any part of the country, said there were signs of Sri Lanka becoming an authoritarian state.

Kachchatheevu was not ceded to Sri Lanka

The Union government on Friday informed the Supreme Court that the question of retrieval of Kachchatheevu from Sri Lanka did not arise as no territory belonging to India was ceded to Sri Lanka

Heroin haul increased to 250 kgs

The heroin haul which was seized by the customs Revenue Task Force yesterday has increased to more than 250 kilogrammes,Customs Director Mali Piyasena said

Detention of accused in Lankan team attack extended

A Review Board of the Lahore High Court on Friday extended one month detention of Zubair alias Naik Muhammad, an accused involved Sri Lankan cricket team attack case

Pro-LTTE network funding western politicians-MR

President Mahinda Rajapaksa has accused pro-LTTE networks of using money to bribe politicians in key Western nations, in order to get them to agitate against the Sri Lankan government on human rights issues.

MR tells Pillay on SL's belief about UN bias

President Mahinda Rajapaksa told visiting U.N.  Human Rights High Commissioner Navanetham Pillay that Sri Lankans possses a belief that the United Nations was biased in the manner in which 'the body 'deals with countries'

Another protest in Rathupaswala

A group of villagers in Rathupaswala, Weliweriya this evening held a protest once again after surrounding the controversial factory demanding that it be moved out of the area. Ven. Theripehe  Siridhamma  Thera who led the protest told the protesters that he would start a fast-unto-death campaign from  6 pm today. Pix by Deepa Adikari

Criticizing Pillay is a disgrace to the country-UNP

The United National Party (UNP) said the country had been disgraced in the face of the world for criticizing the United Nation Human Rights Commissioner Navaneethan Pillay after inviting her to the country.

Weliweriya tense again

A tense situation has erupted in Weliweriya once again this evening, as a group of villagers gathered outside the factory that was caught in the water contamination controversy, expressing their objection.

Meeting future politicos

The UNHR Commissioner Navaneetham Pillay today visited the Sri Lanka Youth Parliament in Maharagama. She was warmly welcomed by representatives of the Youth Parliament. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja

MR meets Pillay

President Mahinda Rajapaksa met visiting Human Rights Commissioner for the United Nations a short while ago, the government information department said.

Couple found dead inside their shop

The bodies of a husband and wife were found inside their shop at the Kottamulla in Ratnapura today, Police said

Video: Sad to see religion being misused: Pillay

While expressing concern over the youth suicide rate in the country, the United Nation Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay said she was disturbed when religion was misused to mobilise young people of one community against another

Video: Customs seize close to 100 kg of heroin

Customs Revenue Task Force (RTF) officials today seized the largest-ever stock of heroin in Sri Lanka with the detection of more than 100 kilogrammes worth some one billion rupees imported from Pakistan Pictures