Uva to ban teachers using mobiles in school

The Uva Chief Minister has made a move to ban the use of mobile phones by teachers during school hours.

31 ex-LTTE detainees released

Thirty one ex-LTTE detainees were released by Colombo Chief Magistrate Gihan Pilapitiya today on strict bail conditions following the approval of the Attorney General’s Department.

Horns over specified sound levels to be removed

An awareness campaign will be held to educate the public and to remove vehicle horns which exceed the sound levels specified in traffic regulations, the Central Environment Authority said today.

Video: Bank robbery attempt kills two

A man who had attempted to rob a private bank in Kekirawa, Anuradhapura was killed along with the security officer of the bank when a hand grenade exploded, Police said.

Sagala, Swaminathan sworn in as Ministers

Southern Development Minister Sagala Ratnayake was sworn in as the Minister of Law and Order while D.M.Swaminathan as the Prison Reform, before President Maithripala Sirisena at the Presidential Secretariat today.

Janaka Bandara re-remanded

UPFA Parliamentarian Janaka Bandara Tennakoon was further remanded till November 24 by the Matale Magistrate today.

Two Lankans arrested with Rs. 40mn in foreign currency

Two Sri Lankans were arrested this morning at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) while attempting to smuggle out foreign currency worth Rs.40 million.

31 ex-LTTE inmates remanded

The Colombo Magistrate's Court today re-remanded 31 ex-LTTE inmates till November 24 as the Attorney General's Department had not yet instructed the prison authorities to release them.

Video: Two brothers killed in accident

Two youth in the same family died when their motorcycle collided with a tipper truck on the Mattala Road in Hambantota this morning, Police said.

Video: Love affair into tragedy; two killed

A 26-year-old woman was shot dead by a naval rating, attached to the Tangalle Naval camp, who had later shot himself at Wewahamanduwa in Matara last night.

Sagala to take over as Law and Order Minister

Deputy Minister Sagala Ratnayake is to be sworn in as Minister of Law and Order either today or tomorrow, informed sources said yesterday.

​President meets four ex-commanders

President Maithripala Sirisena had held talks yesterday with four former commanders of the armed forces, who had, a few weeks earlier, been summoned by Financial Crimes Investigation Department (FCID), informed sources said.

​Maldivian, Lankan arrested over killing of Maldivian

A Maldivian and a Sri Lankan were arrested in Kalubowila last evening over the killing of another Maldivian in Piliyandala on November 5, police said.

Video: Ms. Ekneligoda declines to reveal outcome of meeting with UN

Missing journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda's wife Sandya on Tuesday declined to reveal the outcome of the meeting with the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances saying that the UN official asked her not to reveal anything to the media.

SL sniper hired to kill President: Maldivian Police

The 27-year-old Sri Lankan who was arrested on charges of conspiring to assassinate President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom with firearms was hired by some Maldivians to execute the operation, the Maldivian Police said in a statement.

Video: Govt. should be headed by one leader: MR

Former President Mahinda Rajapakse today said a government should be headed by one leader not by two leaders. Two leaders trying to administer one government was similar to using an ox and a buffalo to plough one field, he said.

Video: Aung San Suu Kyi on track for landslide victory

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi has told the BBC she believes her party has won a parliamentary majority, in her first interview since the historic elections.

SL disconcerted over state of affairs in Maldives

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in a statement on the recent developments in the Maldives - of which some have impacted Sri Lanka – has expressed deep concern over Sri Lankan soil ‘being used to initiate questionable action against political and social media activists’.

Is navel the education sector’s main concern: CTU

The Ceylon Teachers Union today lashed out at Western Province Chief Minister Isura Devapriya over a statement he is alleged to have made that he would be issuing a dress code for lady teachers making it mandatory to wear their sarees above the navel.

Green light for 30 ex-LTTE detainees

The process for releasing 30 ex-LTTEers detained in prisons countrywide will begin tomorrow, the Prisons Department said today.

SL ranked 8th in World Giving Index

Sri Lanka has moved up a notch and ranked at eighth place in the 2015 World Giving Index (WGI), the UK based Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) reports.

Colombo gets parking meters

Parking meters would be fixed along the Duplication and Galle Roads and all by-roads connecting the two main roads, the Colombo Municipality said yesterday.

Maldives briefs SL on sniper's arrest

Maldives top representative in Sri Lanka has briefed the foreign office about the arrest of the Sri Lankan sniper in the Maldives, the Maldives foreign ministry announced Monday.

Port City: Arjuna calls for report from Megapolis Ministry

The Ministry of Ports and Shipping has requested a feasibility study to determine the effects of the Port City on the Colombo Port.

Video: BBS calls for setting up of Sanghadikaranaya

Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) General Secretary Ven. Galagodaatte Gnanasara Thera today called for a Sanghadikaranaya - a special court to hear cases of Buddhist monks.

Video: Marapana's resignation will not do any good: JVP

Resignation of Law and Order Minister Tilak Marapana will not solve the matters with regard to Avant Garde case, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) said today.

Tug-of-war for NDDCB Chair continues

The tug-of-war for post of National Dangerous Drugs Control Board (NDDCB) Chairman is continuing without a proper solution with newly appointed Chairman former DIG Sirisena Herath being unable to assume duties because incumbent Chairman Nilanga Samarasinghe is refusing to vacate his post.

Video: Marapana resigned under directions of Premier: Gammanpila

Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) General Secretary and MP Udaya Gammanpila today claimed that Law and Order Minister Thilak Marapana had to resign from his portfolio under the directions of Premier Ranil Wickremesinghe because he disclosed the truth in Parliament last week, when he said that the Police raided Avant Garde ship in January to “score points”.

Video: Trial against Lalith and Anusha fixed for Feb 12

The trial against former presidential secretary Lalith Weeratunga and Sri Lanka Telecom Regulatory Commission's former director general Anusha Pelpitawas fixed for February 12, 2016 by Colombo High Court Judge Kusala Sarojini Weerawardane today.

BASL against summoning AG before House

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) today came out strongly against statements that the Attorney General should be summoned before Parliament over the Avant Garde issue.