Sanga creates history with 4th successive century

Kumar Sangakkara created One Day International cricket history today at the Bellerive Oval during their ICC World Cup 2015 Pool A match against Scotland.

Worker injured in factory mishap

One person was injured and one was trapped after a storage tank collapsed in a dhal packing factory in Pattiwala, Kelaniya last night, the Police said.

Three nabbed with Rs. 45 mn worth heroin

Three persons including a leading drug dealer had been arrested with 5.5 Kgs of heroin worth more than Rs. 45 million at Katana in Negombo by the police yesterday.

34 Police officers transferred

Thirty- four police officers- including three SSPs, three SPs, 21 ASPs and seven OICs were transferred with immediate effect, Police Headquarters said today.

SL bat first against Scotland

Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews won the toss and decided to bat first in their final World Cup Pool A match against Scotland which also serves as an opportunity for the former champions to assess their strength in depth on Wednesday.

This Govt. no second to former: Anti Corruption Front

The Anti Corruption Front (ACF) today charged that the present government was no second to the former government considering the frauds and corruption that had occurred during the first 59 days of 100 days programme.

Video: Foreign Ministry has no use for super luxury coaches

Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Ajith P. Perera said today that no use could be made of the two super luxury coaches found abandoned in the Ministry premises.

‘No Fire Zone’ movie in Sinhala

Channel 4 film director Callum Macrae who exposed Sri Lanka's alleged war crimes and took the famous picture of LTTE supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran's son eating a snack just before he was shot dead will release a new Sinhala version of his award winning documentary "No Fire Zone" in the premises of the House of Commons possibly souring Britain's relation with Sri Lanka.

US to help SL heal ethnic tensions

The US will help Sri Lanka's new government to restore democracy and heal "fragile ethnic tensions", a senior American official said on Tuesday.

CB Bonds: JVP asks Governor to step down

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) today called for the removal of Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran from his post until the investigation into the controversial bond issue was completed.

Ranga’s vehicle on fire

Parliamentarian J.C Ranga’s vehecle caught fire this morning at Naula on the Kandy- Jaffna Road, Police said.

Jeyakumari released

Balachandran Jeyakumari, who was arrested last year on the charge of harbouring a LTTE suspect, was today released on a personal bail of Rs.20,000 when she was produced before Colombo Additional Magistrate Aruni Artigala.

Don’t look at SL through Tamil prism

India should see Sri Lanka as a whole and stop focussing just on the island’s Tamil-majority Northern Province, Sri Lankan Cabinet Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka said in an interview to The Hindu on Monday.

SL woman jailed 3 years for killing own baby

A court of appeals in Khorfakkan, United Arab Emirates (UAE) upheld a previous court verdict and sentenced a Sri Lankan woman to three years in prison and ordered her deportation from the UAE after she was found guilty of killing her newborn baby.

I did everything according to the law: Gota

Commenting on the foreign travel restriction imposed on him in connection with the floating armoury of Avant-Garde, former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday said he had never done anything illegal and always stood by the law.

Exclusive: Cameron on his meeting with Maithripala

Following is the Op-ed piece by British Prime Minister David Cameron exclusively for the Daily Mirror on his scheduled meeting with visiting President Maithripala Sirisena today.

Tsunami, landslide and flood rehearsals today

A tsunami, landslide and flood rehearsal will be held from 10 am to 3 pm today in selected villages covering eight districts, the Disaster Management Centre said yesterday.

Video: Colombo Port City Project’s main contractor expresses hope

Expressing hopefulness that the government would give its nod to continue the Colombo Port City Project without delay, the project’s main contractor CHEC Port City Colombo (Pvt.) Ltd, today said that the completed work would be washed away leaving only half of it if the suspension continues for two weeks.

Raids to arrest ‘train beggars’

The Railway Department has initiated raids to arrest ‘train beggars’ in intercity and long distance trains today following a string of complaints by harassed commuters.

PAFFREL to introduce criteria for party nominees

A series of criteria to be considered by political parties in giving nominations to their members would be introduced by the People’s Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL) on March 12th at the BMICH, its Executive Director Rohana Hettiarachchi said today.

Maithri: I belong to all

Forming a national government in Sri Lanka was not an easy task as we aspired because our political culture was such that political parties always attempted to undermine and weaken the other, President Maithripala Sirisena said in London today.

Ban on full-face helmets suspended

The recently announced ban on full-face helmets due to a series of armed robberies had temporarily been lifted on a directive made by Minister of Public Order John Amaratunga amidst another motorcycle heist reported from Athurugiriya a short while ago.

Karuna condemns Ranil's remarks

Slamming Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe for his remarks that Indian fishermen may be shot if they intruded into Lankan waters, DMK on Monday said it “amounted to a slap” on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s face ahead of his tour to the island nation.

England out; Bangladesh, SL in WC Quarters

Bangladesh knocked England out of the World Cup with a sensational 15-run Pool A victory at the Adelaide Oval on Monday to make the quarter-finals.  

Video: Akila Viraj disputes Rajitha's claims

Denying the statement made by Minister Rajitha Senaratne that the Cabinet had decided to hold the next general election under a new electoral system, his colleague and United National Party (UNP) official Spokesman and Deputy General Secretary Akila Viraj Kaiyawasam today said the Cabinet had not made such a decision.

Video: Colombo uni academics occupy VC office

Academics of the Colombo University have occupied the Vice Chancellor's office in protest over their call for him to resign.

CB bond issue: Three member committee appointed

A three member committee has been appointed by President Maithripala Sirisena to look into the irregularities reported when issuing Bonds by the Central Bank recently, the President’s Media Division said.

Foreign travel restriction on Gota

The Galle Magistrate today issued an order preventing former Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, former Navy Commander Admiral Somathilaka Dissanayake and two others from leaving the country.

SF, Senaka acquitted

Colombo High Court Judge Devika Tennakon de Livera today acquitted former Army Commander General Sarath Fonseka and Senaka Haripriya de Silva from the charges of harbouring army deserters as the prosecution has failed to prove the case without reasonable doubt.  

24-year-old woman stabbed

A 24-year-old woman was stabbed to death allegedly by a 25-year-old man near Wathupitiwala Hospital in Nittambuwa this morning, police said.