Three workers die in tragic accident

Three construction workers died this evening when a concrete beam collapsed on them at a construction site near Jayanthi Mawatha, Kottunna Place in Kaduwela, Police Media Spokesperson SSP Ajith Rohana said.

Unruly behaviour: Police warn big-match revellers

Big match revelry in Kandy Town came to an end with the police today taking into custody several people including some 50 students who were found driving their vehicles and sports go-carts in a reckless manner causing severe obstructions to the normal flow of traffic.

Males from NE can join armed forces

The Army said today males residing in the North and East could join the armed forces if and when vacancies were announced.

Ranil vows to topple govt, like he did in 2001

UNP National Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe vowed to topple this government in the same way he toppled the government of former President Chandrika Kumaratunga.

Kilinochchi suspect had LTTE links: Army

The Army claimed that the suspect, who fired at the Police at Dharmapuram in Kilinochchi yesterday when they attempted to arrest him, had LTTE connections

Video statement from witness in SL over case in Pakistan

The Pakistan Supreme Court has accepted the offer of one witness, Imran Munir, currently living in a UNHCR camp in Sri Lanka, to record his statement through video link in the case of the enforced disappearance of Masood Janjua in July 2005

Video: Bathiudeen apologises to court

Industry and Commerce Minister Rishad Bathiudeen has apologised to the members of the judiciary and regretted the pain of mind, if any, caused to the Mannar Magistrate with regard to the contempt of court charges against him in Appeal Court

Indian, Lankan fishermen to be freed before talks

India and Sri Lanka have reached an understanding to release fishermen and boats in custody of each other as a goodwill gesture prior to the next round of meeting between Fishermen's Associations of the two countries

Britain says it has regular discussions with SL

Britain said that it regularly discusses the situation in Sri Lanka at ministerial and official level with both the Sri Lankan Government and with other foreign Governments

Police looking for shooter in Kilinochchi

Police search operations are being carried out with the assistance of the Army in the Kilinochchci area to arrest a suspect who has escaped after shooting one of the police officers today, police said

Bumper bonus for SL cricket team

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has decided to pay the Sri Lanka cricket team a special bonus of USD 100,000, as a gesture of goodwill for winning the Asia Cup 2014, the SLC said

Questions over baby elephant in Erawwala

The Wildlife Conservation Department today carried out a raid on a house at Gemunu Mawatha in Erawwala on information from the public that the  owner of the house was in possession of five baby elephants without licences

SL seeks NAM members support

While expressing Sri Lanka’s opposition to the Resolution being moved by the US, UK and a few other countries against the country, Sri Lanka today called upon all Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) member states to continue to show their solidarity with Sri Lanka.

Heavy traffic on Kotte Road

Heavy traffic has been reported along Kotte road towards Battaramulla due to an accident involving two cars and a motorbike at Rajagiriya, Police said.

Australians interested hanging?

Not long before the recently appointed hangman quit soon after witnessing the gallows, the Prisons Department said today that it had received e-mails from two Australians seeking  to fill the hangman’s position.

Video: Two men lottery, says Harsha

UNP MP Harsha de Silva questioned the credibility and the legitimacy of the Oceanic Games (Private) Limited, a casino license holder in Maccau that is supposed to commence an Online Casino/Lottery next month in Sri Lanka

SL to host ICAPP in September

Sri Lanka will host the next International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP) from September 18 to 21 with the opening ceremony scheduled to take place on Sept. 19, Presidential Spokesman said today.

1.5kg of gold dust seized from Lankan national at Chennai airport

Air customs seized 1.5kg of gold dust from a Sri Lankan national who arrived in Chennai from Colombo on Thursday. Sources said R Thiagarajan smuggled gold dust in tea packets after mixing it with tea powder

Lankan stabbed to death in Sydney

A 48-year-old Sri Lankan -Vissa Esan- was stabbed to death outside his real estate business in Pendle Hill, Sydney’s west on Thursday morning, Australian media reports said.

Video: Govt. attempting to grab PCs at any cost: JVP

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) today met the Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya and complained about the election law violations being blatantly carried out by United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) candidates. Pictures

JVP street play members assaulted

A Street Drama troupe of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) was assaulted by an unidentified group at the Panadura bus stand this afternoon, JVP media said

19-year-old beaten to death

A 19-year-old youth was killed and a 68-year-old man critically injured after being allegedly assaulted by some of the guests at a function held at a residence in Galle last night

Fishermen talks on March 25; no response from TN

The new date for the talks between Indian and Lanka Fishermen had been fixed to March 25 on a directive of Fisheries Minister, Fisheries Department Director General Nimal Hettiarachchi said

Video: Satellites spot suspected Malaysia Airlines plane debris

Satellite images posted on a Chinese government website appear to show three unidentified floating objects in the waters between Malaysia and Vietnam near the flight path of the missing Malaysia Airlines plane

Lankans hurt in expressway mishap in India

Ten Sri Lankan tourists were Wednesday injured, including a woman in critical condition, on Yamuna Expressway in Greater Noida, India as their mini bus in which they were travelling collided with a truck, police said.

US to lobby support against SL

The United States (US), the prime mover of the resolution on Sri Lanka while calling for an international inquiry into human rights violations, has called for another side event in Geneva on March 18 to lobby for support, a spokesman said yesterday

8 hour water cut in Colombo/suburbs

The supply of water to Colombo and its suburbs would be interrupted from 12 noon to 8 p.m. tomorrow due to urgent maintenance work that was to take place at the pump house located in Kotte, the National Water Supply and Drainage Board announced

Video: Building collapses in Manhattan

A building collapsed in Manhattan this morning following an explosion, injuring more than a dozen people and scattering dust and debris across streets and sidewalks

TID calls for public help to locate fugitive

The Terrorist Investigations Department (TID) called for public support to identify and locate a suspect by the name of Kajiban Ponnaiah Selvanayagam alias ‘Kobi’ alias ‘Kasiyen’, police sources said.

Facebook's San Francisco-area HQ secured after threat made: police

Police searched and secured the headquarters of social media giant Facebook Inc on Tuesday evening after receiving a threat against the company, which San Francisco-area authorities said turned out to be "totally not credible"