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.

Video: Harsha explains on EPF move

Dismissing various statements that the proposal to remove the administration of EPF fund from the purview of the Central Bank would create a safety issue, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Harsha De Silva today said the proposed move would only ensure more security to the fund.

President, PM to decide on Avant Garde

President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe are to decide within the next two days whether to pursue the Avant Garde Maritime Security Service case, it is learnt.

Elevator collapses killing one employee

An elevator at a five-storey building in Panadura collapsed today killing one employee and injuring another, Police said.

Video: Wele suda’s sister re-remanded

Drug kingpin Samantha Kumara alias Wele Suda’s sister Dilini Nilmini and her two accomplices were ordered to be further remanded till November 23 by Maligakanda Magistrate Dulani Jayasekara today for possessing 111 grams of heroin worth more than Rs.1.7 million.

Video: Ex-Navy Commander before PRECIFAC

Former Navy Commander Jayanath Colombage and former Minister Jagath Pushpakumara were summoned to the PRECIFAC this morning to record statements over two separate cases.

Lankan sniper arrested in Maldives re-remanded

Maldives Criminal Court has again extended the remand of the Sri Lankan sniper arrested in Maldives allegedly hired and brought into the country as part of a plot to assassinate President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom, Haveeru online said.

Video: Marapana resigns

Law and Order Minister Thilak Marapana announced his resignation from the ministerial post a short while ago. Holding a special news conference, the Minister announced this decision.

6-year-old killed as three-wheeler topples

A 6-year-old girl was killed after she was thrown out of a three-wheeler in Moratuwa on the Galle Road last night.

Minister Marapana to hold special press briefing

Law and Order Minister Thilak Marapana has called a special press conference at his residence in Nugegoda this morning.

I will sue Wijeyadasa for five billion rupees: SF

Democratic Party leader, Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka, said he would sue Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe for defamation and claim Rs. five billion as compensation.

My pension was Rs.25,000: Chandrika

Former president Chandrika Kumaratunga said she received a pension of Rs. 25,000 per month until Cabinet increased it to Rs. 98,500, last week.

JVP seeks chairmanship of COPE

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) has sought the chairmanship of the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) of the present Parliament, party officials said yesterday.

Body of Ven. Sobitha Thera brought home

Srilankan flight UL 309, carrying the body of the Most Ven. Maduluwawe Sobitha Thera from Singapore, landed at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) Katunayake a short while ago.

SL to release 126 Indian fishermen on Monday

All the 126 Indian fishermen in Sri Lankan custody will be released by courts in the island nation on Monday. The Sri Lankan government has already issued release orders to the fisheries department.

Video: NMSJ to carry forward Thera's vision

The members of the National Movement for Social Justice (NMSJ) which was founded by late Maduluwawe Sobitha Thera today said the Venerable Thera had informed them that the expectations he had for the nation were being shattered one by one.

Cab collides with group of dancers in Katina Perahera; one killed

One person was killed and three other injured when a speeding cab had crashed with a group of dancers who were performing at a Katina Perahera at Weediyawatta in Gampaha on the Colombo-Kandy main road this afternoon.

Stiff opposition to TN muslim preacher Jainul Abideen's visit to Lanka

The Sri Lankan government is likely to deny entry to Moulvi P Jainul Abideen, better known as PJ, the founder and star speaker of the fundamentalist Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamath (TNTJ).

Depression moving towards Bay of Bengal

The depression in the Bay of Bengal is heading towards the border of South India as of this afternoon, Department of Meteorology said.

Sri Lankan charged with assassination plot against Maldivian president

Police in the Maldives have charged a Sri Lankan man with planning a sniper attack on President Abdulla Yameen just weeks after a blast ripped through his boat in an alleged assassination attempt, officials said on Saturday.

Video: Nov 12: Day of Mourning

November 12 has been declared a Day of Mourning for Ven. Maduluwawe Sobitha Thera who passed away in Singapore this morning.

Five-year-old boy drowns in home pool

A five-year-old boy drowned at a residential pool at Swarapola in Piliyandala last night, the Police said.