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

Trade unionists in soup over violating court order

Three trade union leaders including Ceylon Teachers’ Union President Joseph Stalin and Health Services Trade Union Alliance President Saman Ratnapriya were noticed to appear in Court on June 2 for the alleged violation of a Court order

Video: BBS to reveal who is behind elephant smuggling

The Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) today claimed it knew who was behind the elephant smuggling and warned the miscreants to stop this kind of activity before it revealed the details to the public ???

Heroin worth Rs.700, 000 sent as air cargo

Customs officials today detained a package containing 132g of heroin valued at Rs.700, 000. It was found at the Air Cargo Centre in Katunayake, Customs Spokesman Leslie Gamini said

Video: Lawlessness has repulsed investors: UNP

The number of business enterprises investing in Sri Lanka are decreasing every year because of the unfriendly climate for investments and that is the reason why the Government is attempting to lure casino tycoons into the country, the UNP said today

Video: Police issue red notice on hit and run suspect

Police have issued a red notice through Interpol for the arrest of the security director of a leading private hospital in Colombo

Australian police to investigate Packer and Gyngell brawl

Police have commenced an investigation into the brawl between billionaire James Packer and Channel Nine chief executive David Gyngell

MR on Twitter Q&A

President Mahinda Rajapaksa will answer questions on a Twitter Q&A on Thursday (8) evening.

Video: PC killing: Rs.1mn reward for information

Police will offer Rs.1 million as a reward to any person who provides reliable information leading to the arrest of those who shot dead the police constable in Kurunegala today

India, SL hold talks on nuclear deal

India and Sri Lanka have held negotiations on a comprehensive civil nuclear cooperation agreement. The second round of talks began on Monday and concluded on Tuesday

India instrumental in creating PCs – Envoy

India was instrumental in creating the Provincial Councils in Sri Lanka, the out going Consulate General in Jaffna V. Mahalingam said in a farewell speech in Jaffna

PC shot dead, another injured

In an incident bordering on the mysterious, two unarmed police constables were abducted this morning by armed men who arrived in a van. One of the constables was shot dead while the other escaped with injuries after they were stripped naked and taken to the Badagamuwa Forest in Kurunegala. UPDATE

ISI planning strike on Visakhapatnam Navy base: TN cops

In a startling revelation, the Tamil Nadu police on Monday told a city court that suspected Pakistan’s Inter Service Intelligence (ISI) agent Sakir Hussian was working on a plan to sabotage the Indian Navy bases at Kochi and Visakhapatnam

Video: Wimal's party ready to go its own way

National Freedom Front (NFF) Leader and Minister Wimal Weerawansa said today that his party was ready to follow its own path if the government didn’t agree with them on following the path set by national forces for the welfare of the country.

Tangalle ex-PS chairman’s injuries self-inflicted-JMO

One of the four JMO’s of the Tangalle Hospital, who examined the accused allegedly involved in the killing of Khuram Sheik, said the injuries on the third accused Tangalle PS Chairman Chandrapushpa Vidanapathirana appeared to be a self inflicted one caused before 24 to 72 hours of her examining him

Indian hoodwinked with boast of tea to royalty

Interpol has issued a red notice on a Sri Lankan businessman who is evading Court after being charged with swindling an Indian businessman of US$5.29 million by asking him to invest in a tea export company on the boast that the tea export company had supplied tea to the Buckingham Palace.

SL Tamil refugees arrested

Ten Sri Lankan Tamil refugees, including five children, who arrived illegally by two boats, were arrested at Arichal Munai off Dhanuskodi coast and brought Rameswaram today, police said.

Video: UNP tells Welgama & Sirisena to resign

The United National Party (UNP) today said Minister of Transport Kumara Welgama and Minister of Health Maithripala Sirisena should follow the example set by South Korean Prime Minister and resign from their posts as the sectors they have been put in charge are in shambles

GNOA strike suspended; one week given to govt.

The Chairman of the Government Nursing Officers Association Saman Rathnapriya said that they have decided to suspend the strike from 7 a.m. tomorrow and to give the government one week to resolve the issue.

Northern Chief Minister hospitalised

Northern Provincial Council Chief Minister C.V.Wigneswaran has been admitted to the Jaffna hospital, Hospital sources said today.

Four arrested over Hambantota attack on UNP

Four persons were arrested today in connection with the attack on a group of UNP parliamentarians who were on a fact finding visit to the Hambantota Port and the Mattala Airport last month,update

Fish trader robbed of Rs.450,000

Four men, one of whom was clad in a police uniform are alleged to have robbed Rs.450,000 from a fish trader at Wellawatta today

James Packer and David Gyngell in Bondi altercation

Explosive photos have emerged of billionaire James Packer trading blows with former best man David Gyngell outside the gaming mogul's home in Bondi Beach

BBS members released on bond

Six members of Bodu Bala Sena (BBS), including its General Secretary Ven. Galagodaaththe Gnanasara Thera were released on a bond of Rs. 100,000 each by Colombo Fort Magistrate today in connection with disrupting a media conference organised by Jathika Bala Sena

Severe weather condition

The Meteorology Department today said that it was expecting strong winds and heavy showers within the next 24 hours

Pope’s visit to Lanka: decision today

A decision regarding the visit of Pope Francis to Sri Lanka could be made today in the Vatican when the Pope meets Sri Lankan Bishops individually, sources from the Roman Catholic Church said yesterday

HRCSL concludes probe on Rathupaswala crisis

At the conclusion of the separate inquiry into the Rathupaswala crisis, the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has recommended that the Army act within the scope of its powers and responsibilities in situations such as protests, sources said.

Nursing officers’ strike to continue

The strike of nursing officers will continue tomorrow said Chairman of the Government Nursing Officers Association, Saman Rathnapriya.

Brutal assault on mentally retarded ex-soldier

A former soldier now mentally retarded suffered several head injuries when a young woman assaulted him with her high heeled shoes.

Maldivian woman, daughter missing in SL

A Maldivian woman and her six-year-old daughter have been missing since Friday in Sri Lanka, her family said Sunday.