Security tightened in Palk Strait

Three Naval patrol vessels arrived at the Navy jetty at Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu today in the backdrop of information that Pakistan's ISI could infiltrate India from Sri Lanka through the sea

Train engine driver assaulted

A tense situation reported at the Polgahawela railway station when a driver of a Colombo bound train from Mahawa was assaulted allegedly by passengers

Dinuda not born on victory day

The much awaited investigation report on how the baby elephant ‘Dinuda’ was included in an animal exchange programme, has revealed that the baby elephant had been born not on May 18, 2009 but eight months before Victory Day

Animals taken for exhibition during CHOGM have died

A number of animals, including mouse deer, deer and cranes, that were taken for exhibition at the model rural village ‘Ape Gama’ in Battaramulla during the time of the Commonwealth Head of Government Meeting (CHOGM) had died under tragic circumstances, Parliament was informed yesterday

Audio: CEA on collection and management of e-waste in SL

Around 65 metric tons of e-waste was generated in Sri Lanka per year, the Central Environment Authority’s (CEA) Director General Dr. Saranga Alahapperuma said

Sri Siddhartha Gautama sweeps the boards at UN Buddhist Film Fest

Sri Lankan epic movie 'Sri Siddhartha Gautama' based on the life of Prince Siddhartha won the award for the best film at the UN Buddhist Film Festival in Vietnam this evening

News agencies shouldn’t be punished for doing their job-US

The United States does not punish its news organizations for doing their job and we wish that the Sri Lankan Government to do the same, US Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, Doug Frantz said today

Colombo 2 gambling centre raided again

The now well-known gambling centre in Town Hall, Colombo 2 was raided again this evening and 34 people including a woman, 26 men and seven employees arrested, police said

Tax officer fined Rs.12 Bn for fraud

The Colombo High Court today imposed a fine of nearly Rs.12 billion on a former Deputy Commissioner of the Inland Revenue Department and sentenced him to 102 years rigorous imprisonment to be spent in three years after he pleaded guilty to 34 charges

SL, best place to be a mother in S/Asia

Sri Lanka is the best place to be a mother in South Asia, a latest study released by the Save the Children said

No plan to block social websites: MR tweets

In a question and answer session via Twitter website, President Mahinda Rajapaksa, when asked whether there was any plan to block social media networks said there were no plans to do so. He said his sons would revolt if he did so

SL, Maldives under scanner as transit point for terror

Sri Lanka and Maldives are under the scanner of India's security establishment as sources and transit points for Pakistan-supported terror elements that may be used to target vital installations in southern India, media reports said.

Hit and run suspect in the US

The suspect who fled to Singapore after running over a pregnant woman with his Montero SUV in Pettah, has moved to the United States, Police Spokesman SSP Ajith Rohana said VIDEO

Baby pronounced dead found to be alive

A baby, born during the nurses’ strike had been pronounced dead. However, it had been resuscitated after six days at the Kurunegala Teaching Hospital

No ban liqour consumption in SL :Govt.

Deputy Minister of Buddha Sasana and Religious Affairs M.K.D.S. Gunawardane said in Parliament yesterday that the government could not ban alcohol consumption in the country. He said it could only be controlled through the government’s ‘Matata Tita’ policy

Govt. to bring new laws against animal cruelty

The government will enact new laws to prevent animals being subjected to various forms of cruelty, Parliament was informed on Tuesday

Lankan says gone unbalanced by Aishwarya Rai

A man who claimed to have had a romantic relationship with popular Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai had made a complaint with the Colombo Fraud Investigations Bureau, (CFIB) alleging that his nephew had swindled him of Rs.1.7 million.

We’ll match mogul punch for punch, says SL MP

A leading Sri Lankan political figure says James Packer’s brawl with David Gyngell will not stop him passing a probity test for a proposed $US400 million ($430m) casino hotel in Colombo, but has warned the billionaire that his “arrogance’’ and tough business style would be “matched punch for punch’’.

UN acknowledges SL’s progress

United Nations General Assembly President Dr. John W. Ashe who attended the inauguration of the 15th World Youth Conference met President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees today and acknowledged the progress Sri Lanka had made in the recent past.

Uni students block Galle Road

The Galle Road leading to the Galle Face Roundabout was temporarily closed from Kollupitiya Junction because of a protest by University students.

H’tota projects are useless: UNP report

The group of UNP parliamentarians who visited Hambantota Airport and the Harbour on a fact-finding mission on April 17 handed over an interim report to the party Leadership Council today, based on the tour and charged that both mega projects were carried out in haste and were unprofitable

Murali to retire from IPL after 2014 edition

One of the most celebrated Sri Lankan spinner, Muttiah Muralitharan is set to retire from the Indian Premier League at the end of the ongoing season.

Traffic at Town Hall

Heavy traffic has been reported in the Town Hall area in Colombo due to two protest marches by the Inter University Students' Federation (IUSF) and Undergraduates of the Allied Health Sciences (AHS) Degree programme students

Australia praises SL

Australia’s Defence Minister Senator David Johnston expressed appreciation of the role played by Sri Lanka in combating people smuggling and other illegal activities and underlined Australia’s resolve to work closely with Sri Lanka in this area

Video: Rawana Balaya insists on having new police unit withdrawn

A delegation from the Rawana Balaya organisation today handed over a letter to the Ministry of Buddha Sasana demanding that the special police unit set up to look into religious disputes be withdrawn before the Wesak Poya Day

Thailand court ousts PM Yingluck Shinawatra

A Thai court has ruled that Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra must step down over abuse of power charges.

Beware of lightning, strong winds: Met. Dept.

The Meteorology Department has warned against lighting strikes and strong winds and had asked the public to take precautionary measures

Aluthgama crash: Six suspended

Six officials of the Railways including the engine driver, his assistant, the head guard and the under guard and the two Station Masters who were on duty at the Aluthgama Railway Station at the time of the accident had been suspended until the investigations were over, the department of Railways said

Chennai blast: State police to grill Lankan suspect

Intelligence officials from the State would interrogate Mohammed Zakir Hussain, a Sri Lankan Tamil arrested by Tamil Nadu police days before recent terror attack in Chennai, said DGP B. Prasada Rao on Tuesday

Khuram killing: JMO says stab injury was fatal

Dr. Kithsiri Wijeweera, who is the former Tangalle Hospital JMO presently serving at the Badulla Hospital testifying in the Khuram Sheik murder trial said yesterday it was not the gunshot injury on Khuram’s forehead but the stab injury on his face that had caused instant death