Russian Cruise Missiles hit ISIS in Syria from 900 miles away

Russian warships joined the conflict in Syria with a volley of cruise missile attacks on Islamic State as Syrian government troops launched a major ground offensive supported by Moscow air strikes.

Woman’s body found in Grandpass

The body of a 60-year-old woman had been found from a canal near the Baseline Road in Grandpass this afternoon, Police said.

CID seeks public assistance over Lasantha murder probe

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) today requested the people to contact the CID if they have any information regarding the murder of Sunday Leader Editor Lasantha Wickramatunga.

Video: FCID noticed to show cause

Colombo Additional Magistrate Nishantha Pieris today noticed the FCID to show cause as to why it had violated the court procedure and produced former President’s Secretary Lalith Weeratunge and Former TRC Director General Anusha Pelpita in High Court without producing them before a Magistrate.

Video: Ten-member committee to review Port City deal

The government, determined to go ahead with the controversial Colombo Port City Project has appointed a ten-member committee of officials to review the tripartite agreement with necessary amendments the government intends to bring soon.

Video: New bridge over Kelani River

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has agreed to give a Japanese ODA loan (Yen Loan) for the construction of the new bridge over the Kelani River, Cabinet Spokesman Rajitha Senaratne said.

MP Pararajasingham’s killing: Two ex-LTTEers arrested

Two ex-LTTE cadres were arrested by the CID in connection with the killing of former TNA parliamentarian Joseph Pararajasingham, police said today.

CID wants Seya’s father to undergo DNA test

The CID today requested permission from the Minuwangoda Magistrate to subject Seya Sadewmi’s father to a DNA test.

SC disallows DEW’s petition

The Supreme Court today disallowed to proceed with Communist Party General Secretary DEW Gunasekara’s petition challenging the appointment of defeated candidates to parliament through the UPFA national list.

Parliament adjourned for ten minutes

Parliament was adjourned for ten minutes following a tense situation in parliament. The tense situation arose when UPFA MP Dinesh Gunawardena was prevented from tabling a letter in the House on the transfers of several senior officers of the Central Bank.  

​Warnaweera suspended as Galle curator

Former Sri Lanka Test cricketer turned cricket official Jayananda Warnaweera failed to turn up yesterday for a match-fixing investigation conducted by International Cricket Council (ICC) Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ASCU) and has been suspended by SLC from all his official duties as the curator of Galle International cricket stadium, sources told “Daily Mirror”.

​Video: Gotabhaya at Presidential Commission again

Former Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa and few others arrived at the Presidential Commission of Inquiry appointed to investigate serious acts of fraud, corruption and abuse of power, state resources, and privileges (PRECIFAC) to give statement on the Rakna Lanka issue.

Parliament sessions to be telecast live from today

Parliament sessions will be telecast live on State TV for one hour from today  following a decision madeby the Consultative Committee on Parliamentary Affairs, sources said.They said the sessions would be telecast live via Rupavahini TV channel on an experimental basis.

Japanese vehicle prices going up and up

The value -- which would include the base value plus taxes -- of imported Japanese Vehicles was bound to increase by between Rs.0.7 million and Rs.1.2 million when taking into account the government’s decision to charge duties on the Customs value determined by the Customs Director General based on the prices furnished by the vehicle manufacturers, Vehicle Importers’ Association Co-Secretary Nishantha Perera said yesterday.

Ship carrying weapons seized off Galle

Navy Commander Ravindra Wijegunaratne said Today the Navy had launched an investigation into the Sri Lankan-flagged ship carrying a stock of 810 weapons taken into custody after being spotted in the sea some 12 nautical miles off Galle on Tuesday.

Only furnace oil contamination in Kelaniya

Investigations had revealed that water in the Kelani River only contained traces of furnace oil, Minister of Water Supply and Water Management Rauff Hakeem informed Parliament today.

Presidential Secretariat clarifies renovation charges

The Presidential Secretariat in a communiqué on reports regarding the Rs.180 million requested to repair the new President’s residence said the building had to be renovated by merging two old houses so as to be made suitable for the use of a President.

Reject UNHRC resolution: Somawansa

Janatha Sevaka Pakshaya General Secretary Somawansa Amarasinghe today said all the political parties should come together to reject the UNHRC resolution in order to prevent Sri Lanka from becoming a colony again.

FEB busts foreign employment racket

A racket where Sri Lankans were sent to Kuwait on tourist visas for employment in that country has been busted by the Foreign Employment Bureau (FEB).

Janaka Bandara remanded

UPFA MP Janaka Bandara Thennakoon, who was arrested yesterday in connection with a murder in 1999, was remanded till October 20 by the Colombo Chief Magistrate today.

Video: Lalith Weeratunga and Palpita released on bail

Former presidential secretary Lalith Weeratunga and former Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) director general Anusha Palpita, produced in the Colombo High Court on charges of misappropriating Rs.620 million were released on bail today.

Grade Five scholarship winners

Three students scored 196 marks and become island first in the Grade Five Scholarship examination conducted in August, 2015, the Department of Examinations said.

Video: Abandoned infant found

An infant girl, aged about 18 days has been found abandoned by a road near the Dangolla Junction in Peradeniya.

Kondaya’s DNA doesn’t match

The Minuwangoda Magistrate said today that the DNA samples obtained from Dunesh Priyashantha alias ‘Kondaya’ did not match with the DNA obtained from the two strands of hair recovered from the body of five-year-old Seya Sadewmi.

Court permits Gota to change caption on FR petition

The Supreme Court yesterday permitted former defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa to amend the caption on his petition with regard to an imminent arrest and detention by the Financial Crime Investigation Division (FCID).

Grade-5 Scholarship results and cut- off marks released

The Examination Department announced that Grade 5 Scholarship results-2015 have been released and could be obtained from www.doenets.lk or www.results.exams.gov.lk.

Temporary halt to Death Sentence

Sri Lanka has decided to temporary halt the enforcement of death sentence following a request made by the UN from all its member states and to be in line with the current global trends, Minister of Justice Wijedasa Rajapaksa informed Parliament yesterday.

Video: SL sleuths say Maldives explosion pre-planned

The investigation, carried out by a team of four Sri Lankans on the explosion in the Maldivian President Yameen Abdul Gayoom’s speedboat on September 28, had revealed that it had been pre-planned and was not due to a technical fault in the boat’s engine as claimed earlier.

Lankan pilgrim's body found in Mecca

The body of the Sri Lankan pilgrim who went missing along with with his wife following the stampede in Mecca in Saudi Arabia on September 24 has been identified by a relative of his at the mortuary in Mecca, Muslim Religious Affairs Minister Abdul Haleem said today.

Four trains on northern line cancelled

Four night trains on the northern line were cancelled this evening because of a derailment between the Galgamuwa and Ambanpola railway stations, the Railway Control Room said.