Sanga wins award at Asian Awards

Kumar Sangakkara won the award for Outstanding Contribution to Sport at the 5th Asian Awards held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, last night.

Weliwita summoned by FCID

Former Presidential coordinating secretary and CSN Channel founder director Rohan Weliwita has been summoned by the Financial Criminal Investigation Division on Sunday over a complaint on alleged financial misappropriation in the channel, police said.

FSP won’t back Somawansa

The Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) which broke ranks with the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) some years ago said yesterday it would not back former JVP leader Somawansa Amarasinghe, who quit the party or the JVP itself.

​SL defends interim body after ICC threat

Sports minister Navin Dissanayake on Friday defended his decision to appoint an interim committee to oversee cricket, saying it was his "sovereign right".

Mumbai Indians need real Malinga to stand up

One of the major reasons why Mumbai Indians have started their IPL campaign on a poor note is due to Lasith Malinga's steep decline in form, India’s Zee news agency said.

Hit-and-run Lankan in NZ loses name suppression battle

A Sri Lankan man, who allegedly hit a woman in the rental car he was driving then fled the scene, has lost his battle for name suppression.

JVP to convince Somawansa to return

The JVP Central Committee which met after yesterday’s resignation of its former leader and international affairs secretary Somawansa Amarasinghe, has decided to discuss matters with him in an effort to woo him back to the fold, propaganda secretary Vijitha Herath said.

Still to resolve main fisheries concerns: EU

The European Union has said though Sri Lanka has expressed interest in addressing the concerns of the fisheries sector, the main problematic issues were still open, London based Undercurrent News agency reported on Thursday.

'Sung influenced Sri Lanka for Ban's election'

Deceased Keangnam Enterprises Chairman Sung Woan-jong claimed that he contributed considerably to the election of Ban Ki-moon as United Nations secretary general,Sung's associates were quoted as saying by a vernacular newspaper.

India unsuited to play mediator due to TN factor-Dayan

India is “structurally unsuited” to be mediator or facilitator in the Sri Lankan ethnic conflict because it is subject to the “emotional and electoral power” of one of its constituent states, namely, Tamil Nadu, argues former Lankan envoy at the UN in Geneva, Dr.Dayan Jayatilleka.

No-faith motion against Ekanayake handed over

A no confidence motion against Central Province Chief Minister Sarath Ekanayake was handed over to the Council’s Assistant Secretary P.G. Dissanayake today.

Woman killed, infant injured in train accident

A 35-year-old woman was killed and a one-and-a-half-year-old infant was injured when the woman was hit by a train at Pilimatalwa, Kandy this morning Police said.

Ranil merely joked about shooting-CBK

Former President Chandrika Kumaratunga said that people misunderstood Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe about his ‘right to shoot' statement.

SL economic growth may drop -- WB

Sri Lanka's economic growth is expected to drop to 6.9 percent due to the slowing down of construction activities, the World Bank says in a report.

Lankan boat found abandoned near Rameswaram

A Sri Lankan fibre glass boat was found abandoned off Thangachimadam near here today with locals claiming five unidentified persons disembarked from it.

JVP had no issue with Somawansa-Vijitha Herath

JVP Propaganda Secretary Vijitha Hearth said that the JVP had no issues with Somawansa Amarasinghe and pointed out that it was Mr. Amarainsghe who wanted to leave the party since 2002 while the party objected to his quitting.

ICC to seek explanation of SL govt interference in SLC

The International Cricket Council will seek a full and proper explanation of government interference in Sri Lanka Cricket and withhold the next financial distribution to SLC pending the satisfactory resolution of the matter, the ICC said in a statement today. 

No room for family rule in future: Maithri

In an interview with Times Magazine, President Maithripala Sirisena said once the Constitution was amended there would be noroom left for any single family to control the country in the future.

Mahendran grilled over sale of CB Bonds

The Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran was today questioned by the Bribery Commission for about six hours in connection with the sale of Central Bank Bonds.

Somawansa resigns from JVP

Former Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) Leader Somawansa Amarasinghe today announced that he had resigned from the party. Amarasinghe is the International Affairs Secretary of the JVP.

SL maid arrested for allegedly beating infant

A Sri Lankan housemaid was arrested for allegedly beating her Kuwaiti sponsor’s infant due to which the child sustained bruises throughout his body, the Arab Times reported.

Bus topples: 37 injured

At least thirty seven passengers were injured after a bus toppled at Passara this afternoon, the Police said.

1,122 arrested for drunk driving

A total of 1,122 drivers had been arrested for Driving Under Influence (DUI) in a special operation launched island wide from April 11, the Police said.

Arson accused SL maid pleads not guilty

A Sri Lankan housemaid accused of setting her Bahraini employer's home on fire before fleeing has appeared in court for the first time to plead not guilty.

Update: UPFA MPs meet at Carlton

Thirty MPs of the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) were reportedly holding a meeting with former President Mahinda Rajapaksa at his Carlton Residence in Tangalle, sources said.

No-faith motion against Ekanayake postponed

The no confidence motion scheduled to be handed over today against Central Province Chief Minister Sarath Ekanayake has been postponed because of ‘Nekath’ and several other issues, Provincial Council UNP Spokesman Chanaka Ailapperuma said.

​SL refugees in Nauru will be resettled in Cambodia-Aussie

Refugees including from Sri Lanka, rejected by Australia will soon fly from the Pacific atoll of Nauru to be resettled in Cambodia, the Australian Broadcasting Corp. said quoting the Australian government on Thursday.

Asia Cup to switch to T20 format

The Asia Cup is set to undergo a radical change and will be a Twenty20 competition in 2016 for the first time, outgoing Asian Cricket Council chief executive Syed Ashraful Haq has revealed. 

​Chinese naval ships to use Pakistan port after SL snub

Pakistan's Gwadar port which has been taken over by a Chinese firm could guarantee maintenance and supply for China's naval ships in the Indian Ocean after the new Sri Lankan government declined permission for Chinese vessels to dock in the country.

Naxals getting arms from Sri Lanka?

India's Central intelligence agencies have launched a major investigation into a “specific tip-off” that Naxals were now getting sophisticated weapons through the sea route from Sri Lanka, The Asian Age reported.