President returns

President Mahinda Rajapaksa and his delegation arrived in Sri Lanka a short while ago after completing a successful tour in the Middle East, the Government Information Department said

India asks US embassy to stop 'commercial' activities

India has told the United States it cannot permit non-diplomats to visit a club at its Delhi embassy, escalating a row over the arrest of an Indian diplomat in New York

MR seeks more time to address Tamil issue

Under international spotlight over alleged rights violations during the last phase of war with the LTTE, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Thursday sought more time to deal with the Tamil issue.

Diplomat indicted in US returning to New Delhi

Devyani Khobragade, the Indian diplomat at the heart of a dispute that has strained ties between New Delhi and Washington, is returning to India, the country's Ministry of External Affairs said Friday

SL to seek clarification from US re. Twitter post

External Affairs Ministry Secretary Karunatilleke Amunugama said today that the ministry would seek clarification from the United States Embassy in Colombo over a photo caption posted on social media regarding the visit of Stephen Rapp, the US Ambassador-at-large for Global Criminal Justice.

Military denies US allegations

While rejecting the United States’ claims that the Sri Lanka Army shelling had killed hundreds of families at St Antony's Ground, Iranapallai in the North, the army today said that this could be part of a much larger campaign that they intend launching in the near future

Javelin pierces student’s eye

A seventeen year old student of Panamura Central College, Embilipitiya was critically injured when a javelin that was thrown during their school sports meet pierced his eye.

Top seat shifts in Air Force

Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Air Force, Air Vice Marshall Kolitha Gunathilake is to be appointed Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force with effect from March 1, with the current Commander Harsha  Abeywickrama set to retire on the same date, informed sources said.

Video: Govt. lost millions due to route permit fraud

Lanka Private Bus Owners Association (LPBOA) President Gamunu Wijeratne said today the government had lost Rs. 100 million due to the issuing of what he called ‘illegal route permits’.

52 ganja smokers from Kollupitiya fined

The Colombo Fort Magistrate today imposed a fine of Rs.260, 000 on 52 youths who pleaded guilty to smoking ganja at several places in Kollupitiya.

Indo- Lanka accord should be respected- Kurshid

India's external affairs minister Salman Khurshid said that the Indo-Sri Lanka agreement with former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi should be respected.

Video: Bankrupt Central Bank breaking tills; Mangala

UNP parliamentarian Mangala Samaraweera said today the Central Bank’s plan to bring down the Sri Lankan coins that are in tills at sacred places like in India showed how bankrupt the Central Bank is ???

Fort Police MO branch IP arrested for alleged bribery

The Bribery Commission today arrested an Inspector of Police (IP) who is attached to the Colombo Fort police minor offences branch while allegedly accepting a bribe.

Warrant on Tangalle PS Chairman

The Colombo High Court today issued an arrest warrant against Tangalle Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Sampath Chandra Gupta Vidya Pathirana for not appearing in courts

Video: Protest blocks Galle Road

One lane on the Galle road from Liberty roundabout to Colombo Fort was blocked because of a protest march to the US Embassy by the Federation of National Organisations (FNO), police said

Rathika trying to embarrass SL – Envoy

Sri Lanka's official representatives in Canada are accusing a New Democrat MP of attempting to embarrass the Asian country's government by claiming she faced political intimidation during a visit there

Kabir Hashim appointed UNP Chairman

The United National Party (UNP) working committee decided today to appoint Kegalle District MP and UNP Leadership Council member Kabir Hashim as the party’s new chairman

A student stabs another in school

A 16-year-old student, who was stabbed by a fellow student of the same school today, was admitted to the Dompe Hospital and later transferred to the Gampaha Hospital, police said

SPC Chief govt. whip joins UNP

Southern Provincial Council Chief Government Whip Justin Galappathi (UPFA) and his son are to resign from their respective seats and join the UNP

Navy Commodore arrested

Police arrested a Navy Commodore after a sailor taken into custody following the Navy double cab-train collision in Puliyankulama admitted that the Navy vehicle was driven by his superior officer

Rs. 30mn worth of outdated sprats detected

Sprats worth more than Rs. 30 million which was outdated were detected at a mega storage facility at Alakanda in Hendala, during an unannounced raid carried out by the Consumer Affairs Authority today

Video: A tense situ outside PM’s office

A tense situation prevailed outside the Prime Minister’s office at Flower Road when the police tried to prevent Sihala Ravaya members from forcibly entering the Prime Minister’s office a short while ago

Wellampitiya case: Court calls for investigation reports

Colombo Additional Magistrate Nirosha Fernando today directed the Colombo Crime Division (CCD) to submit to Court the certified copies of the documents on the investigation into the alleged possession of heroin by the former Wellampitiya OIC

Video: Customs nab importer of vehicle parts

Customs Investigation Division arrested a suspect who was attempting to remove a container loaded with vehicle parts from the Grandpass container yard, Customs spokesman Leslie Gamini said PICTURES ???

Resign, says ‘Sihala Ravaya’ to PM

Some members of the ‘Sihala Ravaya’ organisation are currently engaged in a sit-down protest opposite the Prime Minister’s office demanding that he resigns

Investigation into Pakistani for sexual harassment

An investigation has begun into a Pakistani national who allegedly sexually harassed two under-age girls in Mundalama, police said

Depression moving away from the island

The depression over Northern Sri Lanka has weakened into an atmospheric disturbance and is moving away from the island and windy conditions over the island will reduce, Department of Meteorology said

Rapp visits Jaffna

Stephen J. Rapp, the US Ambassador on War Crimes, will visit the North today and meet Northern Provincial Council Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran in Jaffna, Daily Mirror learns. 

Video: BBS planning to re-launch Halal campaign

Reacting to a statement by the All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama (ACJU) that it would stop issuing Halal certificates, the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) organisation said today that though they respect the right of Muslims to consume Halal products it should not be enforced on others

Woman says Mahinda Kahandagama abducted her

A 47-year-old woman has complained to the Police Women and Child protection bureau that Colombo Municipal Councillor Mahinda Kahandagama of the UPFA had abducted and assaulted her in May last year