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.

Video: Wimal summoned to BC

Former Minister Wimal Weerawansa was summoned to the Bribery Commission today to record a statement on his assets and liabilities.

Narayanasamy urges PM to avoid Lanka visit

Former Union Minster V Narayanasamy has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to cancel his proposed visit to Sri Lanka and condemned Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s statement that the Indian fishermen trespassing into Lankan waters should be shot down.

MS to meet UNP, SLFP

President Maitripala Sirisena, who is expected to return to the country this week, is expected to meet the United National Party (UNP) and the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) for crucial talks in an effort to arrive at a consensus on the proposed constitutional amendments, political sources said yesterday.

Frauds seem to be continuing – Harsha de Silva

Against the backdrop of the controversial bond issue, deputy Economic Affairs and Policy Planning Minister, Harsha de Silva said frauds in the stock exchange and the bond market seemed to be continuing.

Secret bank accounts in Switzerland and Saudi Arabia

Permission from the Switzerland and Saudi Arabian governments to check secret bank accounts of those who had deposited money swindled from development projects would be requested by the relevant authorities, Deputy Minister of Justice Sujeewa Senasinghe said in a rally in Moratuwa today.

Modi tweets about his SL visit

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted about his visit to Sri Lanka just a few minutes ago, expressing his enthusiasm about the trip.

New appointees for foreign missions soon

Twenty nine Heads of Missions and 37 Minister Councilors for overseas countries will be appointed soon, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ajith P. Perera said today.

Australia beats SL by 64 runs

Australia stormed into the World Cup quarter-finals with a 64-run victory over Sri Lanka, fired by a spectacular maiden one-day international century from Glenn Maxwell at the Sydney Cricket Ground today.

Sanga becomes 2nd batsman to reach 14,000 ODI runs

Kumar Sangakkara became the first batsman after Sachin Tendulkar to register 14,000 runs in One-Day Internationals (ODIs).

CHEC suspends Port City work

The CHEC Port City Colombo (Pvt) Limited has decided to suspend the ongoing work on the Port City Project with immediate effect.

Ranil’s threat shows its 'bad days' for India: Congress

Targeting NDA government over Sri Lankan premier Ranil Wickramasinghe's controversial remarks that Indian fishermen may be shot if they intruded into their waters, Congress today said it was "bad days" for India if foreign countries felt no qualms while making such threats.

SL needs 377 runs to win

Glenn Maxwell's lightning-quick century has propelled Australia to 6 for 376 to set Sri Lanka a formidable target in the World Cup match at the SCG.

Four DIGs, 18 SSPs and SP transferred

Twenty-three police officers- including four DIGs, 18 SSPs and an SP were transferred with immediate effect, Police Headquarters said today.

China asks SL to protect interests of investors over Port City

China has urged Sri Lanka to respect bilateral agreements and business contracts, and protect the interests of its investors following the suspension of a multi- billion-US dollar project, the Chinese Embassy said on Saturday.

Ranil drew wrong marine, fishermen parallel: India

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has told Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe that the issue of Indian fishermen intruding into Lankan waters should not be seen legally but from a humanitarian perspective.

Australia bat first against SL

Australia captain Michael Clarke won the toss and elected to bat first in the crunch World Cup Pool A match against Sri Lanka at Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday.

SL doesn’t agree with UN report figure on civil war deaths: PM

Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe has said the government does not agree with civil war death toll figures published in a recent UN report, but added that it is willing to verify and get back to the world body on the issue.

India, Sri Lanka mull resumption of ferry services

Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today discussed with her Sri Lankan counterpart Mangala Samaraweera, the possibility of resuming ferry services between the two countries.

Video: PM Ranil justifies shooting of Indian fishermen by SL Navy

The Sri Lankan navy is only acting as per law when it fires at Indian fishermen entering Lankan waters and therefore they should keep away, said Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickramesinghe in an interview to a Tamil news channel.

Legal elephant owners to get licenses, microchip

Sports and Tourism Ministry has requested the CID to check the validity of the licences issued to those who were rearing elephants on a private basis and to submit a report on this matter

Six SL fishermen arrested

The Indian Coast Guard has detained six Sri Lankan fishermen on the charge of poaching into Indian waters, 128 nautical miles off Nagapattinam coast yesterday.

Constitutional reforms ready by next week

The draft bill, providing for constitutional amendments, will be ready next week to be presented in Parliament, informed sources said yesterday.

US and India want Port City project stopped - Wimal

National Freedom Front (NFF) leader Wimal Weerawansa claimed yesterday that it was the US and the India that wanted to stop the Port City project and that the present government was attempting to do it.