Four policemen arrested for soliciting bribe

Four police personnel including a sub inspector and three constables attached to the Kalutara police station were arrested for allegedly soliciting a bribe from a bootlegger, police said.

Nine arrested over Wadduwa abduction

Nine people have been arrested in connection with the abduction of Wadduwa Serene Pavilion CEO Anura Lokuhetti yesterday, police said.

Unusual ants not new breed –MRI

The unusual species of ant found in and around Panadura has been identified as Monomorium Floricola by the Medical Research Institute (MRI), Director Dr. Anil Samaranayake said

Mannar Bishop to take up poaching crisis with TN

Mannar Bishop the Rt. Rev. Dr. Rayappu Joseph said he intended making representation to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa Jayaram and DMK Leader Muthuvel Karunanidhi with regard to poaching by Indian fishermen and that he would demand immediate action be taken against them

UNP rebels stick to their guns

The ‘Jathika Pawra’ organisation which organised last Saturday’s protest march in Matara demanding a change in the United National Party (UNP) leadership, yesterday reiterated that the UNP leader should resign

UN slams Lankan boat returns as possible rights breach

The United Nations has slammed as a possible breach of the Refugee Convention the Abbott government's plans to speedily send a group of Sri Lankan asylum seekers home

NWPC: Setback for UPFA at inaugural meeting

In a major setback for the ruling UPFA at today’s inaugural session of the newly elected North-Western Provincial Council (NPC), UPFA member Dharmasiri Dassanayake was elected NPC Chairman instead of the ruling party choice Indrani Dassanayake

Video: The protesters attacked us, we retaliated: Mangala

United National Party (UNP) parliamentarian Mangala Samaraweera today said his supporters attacked those who took part in last Saturday’s protest march against the UNP leadership in retaliation

‘Kudu Ruwan’ remanded for 14 days

One of the suspects involved in the shooting of a rival gangster in Dematogoda surrendered to Court this morning and was remanded for 14 days by the Colombo Magistrate

Serene Pavilion CEO abducted and released

Wadduwa Serene Pavilion CEO Anura Lokuhetti was abducted and left by the roadside at Bandaragama early this morning. He alleged that he was assaulted by the gangsters who abducted him. The tourist resort CEO was admitted to the Panadura Base Hospital

Some boycott NPC oath taking ceremony

Several constituent party members elected to the Northern Provincial Council from Tamil National Alliance (TNA), today boycotted the swearing in ceremony held to appoint TNA Ministers and PC members at Weerasingham Hall in Jaffna

Lankan team attack case adjourned

A special bench of the Lahore High Court on Thursday adjourned till October 24 the hearing of the Punjab government appeal seeking cancellation of bail granted to Zubair alias Naik Muhammad, alleged mastermind of attack on Sri Lankan cricket team

Video: New Dy. Minister intends to work hard

The newly appointed Deputy Minister of Minor Export Crop Promotion, Nishantha Muthuhettigama said he had been given a ministry so that he could work for the people, and that he intended to work hard towards the betterment of his ministry

Ranil fears govt. eyeing facebook

Opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe today asked Parliament whether the government had decided to ban the social network site facebook or limit access to it.

Lankan elected to top post at UN General Assembly

The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, elected the Minister Counsellor of the Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in New York, Waruna Sri Dhanapala, as Vice Chair of the Second Committee for its 68th Session.

Tendulkar to retire after 200th Test

Sachin Tendulkar has decided to call it quits. In a media statement released through the Board of Control for Cricket in India on Thursday afternoon, the 40-year-old Tendulkar said his 200th Test will be the last time he will be seen in India colours

Video: Sampur Plant is a ‘bribe’ given to Dr. Singh -JVP

The agreement to set up the Sampur Coal Power Plant Project was signed by the Sri Lankan Government mainly to induce Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to attend the CHOGM in Colombo, JVP parliamentarian Anura Kumara Dissanayaka said. “Signing the agreement is clearly a ‘bribe’ given to Dr. Singh ,” he said.

Kidnapped Libya PM 'Is Released'

Libya's Prime Minister Ali Zeidan has reportedly been freed after being kidnapped by scores of gunmen in a pre-dawn raid

Britain cuts funding for the Commonwealth

Britain has pulled funds from the Commonwealth over concerns about its leadership and performance, it emerged on Wednesday, as the troubled organisation faces mounting criticism over its forthcoming summit in Sri Lanka, the Telegraph reported

Disaster rehearsals tomorrow

A disaster management rehearsal would be held tomorrow (October 11) covering in all the 25 Districts in the country in line with the International Disaster Reduction day, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said

TNA appoints four ministers

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) which won the September 21 elections to the Northern Provincial Council appointed its four ministers today

Video: Cameron to raise Khuram murder case with MR

Prime Minister David Cameron says he will put pressure on the Sri Lankan president over the unsolved case of a murdered Rochdale Red Cross worker ???

Nine new Dy. Ministers

Nine UPFA parliamentarians were sworn in as Deputy Ministers before President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat a short while ago, the Presidential Media Unit said

Video: Libyan PM kidnapped by armed men

Armed men have kidnapped Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan from a hotel in Tripoli, two Arab television channels reported on Thursday ???

Manilal banned for life by FIFA

Former Sri Lankan football chief Manilal Fernando was banned from football for life by world governing body FIFA on Wednesday after an appeal by him against an original judgement failed disastrously

Two killed in stampede after jumbo runs amok

A man and a woman were killed due to a stampede after an elephant ran amok during the Kataragama Perahera held in Morape, Pussellawa last night, police said

More than 200 rushed to hospital following chlorine leak

More than 200 residents of Penderikwatta in Puwakpitiya were rushed to the Avissawella Hospital with respiratory difficulties following a chlorine pipeline burst this evening

Provincial Councillor arrested for alleged assault

UNP North Western Provincial Councillor Thushara Indunil was arrested today by the Giriulla police for an alleged assault, police said

All the countries with us, except Canada-SL

The Sri Lankan Government today conveyed its disappointment at the Canadian government’s refusal to send a high level delegation to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), while claiming that Canada should not use the domestic issues of a country to determine their approach to the Summit

Lankan arrested for overstaying visa in UK

A Sri Lankan man was among six individuals arrested in Lancashire, England last week for immigration offenses, British High Commission in Colombo said