UN top post for Kohona

The United Nations General Assembly elected the Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka, Ambassador Dr. Palitha Kohona, as Chair of the Sixth Committee, the top legal body of the General Assembly, for its 68th Session

Court reprimands CID for not arresting suspect

The Colombo Fort Magistrate while questioning the Criminal Investigation Department as to why a suspect alleged to have defrauded his son and stormed a newspaper office was not arrested yet, ordered the immediate arrest of the suspect

No liquor on World Temperance day

The Excise Department said today that all the liquor shops in the island will be closed tomorrow (October 3) due to World Temperance day

Four Lankans held for murder of Chennai youth

Eight months after an unidentified youth was found dead in a well in Austinpatti, the district police on Tuesday said they had solved the case and arrested four Sri Lankan nationals in this connection

Court allows Tamil leader to go on fast on SL

The Madras High Court on Tuesday said the general secretary of Thamizh Thesiya Viduthalai Iyakkam, K.Thiagarajan, could choose either Chepauk or Valluvar Kottam to go on a fast in support of his demands, which included expelling Sri Lanka from the Commonwealth

President returns

President Mahinda Rajapaksa who was in New York to attend the UN General Assembly returned this morning, the government information department said Pictures

Temple parley to resolve UNP crisis

United National Party (UNP) Leader Ranil Wickremesighe will meet UNP parliamentarians Karu Jayasuriya and Sajith Premadasa at the Dhammakithyarama Kollupitiya (Polwatte temple) for a meeting facilitated by Venerable Maduluwawe Sobhitha Thera

15,000 tonnes of substandard petrol imported

Ananda Palitha, the secretary of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) chapter of the Jathika Sevaka Sangamaya (JSS) alleged that a consignment of 15,000 tonnes of substandard petrol (90 octane) had been imported and was scheduled to be pumped to the Muturajawela Oil Storage facility on Sunday

Police team for EC at future polls

Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya told the political party representatives yesterday he would have a separate police team at future election times to carry out his orders to uphold the election law

Telegram service passes away

The Telegram Service with a 150-year-old history came to an end today and was replaced by the Tele -Mail service

EPC wants 13 A fully

A resolution in the Eastern Provincial Council calling for the full implementation of the 13th amendment was passed a short while ago

Lankan charged over Bank card scam in Cambodia

The Cambodia's Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Monday heard the case of a Malaysian and a Sri Lankan charged with using fake bank cards to withdraw up to $50,000 from ATMs during Khmer New Year in 2012

Best countries for older people: SL is 36

Sri Lanka is the 36th place in the global index for the best countries for the older people while Sweden is the number one; Afghanistan is the worst, a study shows

SL court orders release of 31 TN fishermen

A Sri Lankan court on Tuesday ordered the release of 31 fishermen from Nagapattinam, arrested by the Navy of the island nation for allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line

G.L denies Tamil abuses

Sri Lanka's Minister of External Affairs G.L. Peiris says his government has no case to answer over the reported deaths of thousands of civilians at the end of the country's civil war, even as pressure grows for an international inquiry to account for the dead

Duminda’s touch out of woods

The resignation of ruling Party Parliamentarian Duminda Silva from the Board of Directors of Touchwood Investments PLC has taken a toll on the share price of the firm at the Colombo Stock Exchange.

Wigneswaran receives CM appointment letter

Chief Minister elect of the northern province Justice C.V Wigneswaran received the letter of appointment as the Chief Minister of the Province from Governor of the Northern Province Major General (Rtd) G. A. Chandrasiri in Jaffna today

Court turns down Bandara’s request

A request made by former Inter University Students Federation (IUSF) convener Sanjeewa Bandara to enter universities was refused by Colombo Fort Magistrate today

Grade 5 scholarship exam results: Sandaru on top

The Grade 5 Scholarship examination results for year 2013 have been released today, the Examinations Department announced UPDATE

US Govt. shutdown begins

A federal government shutdown officially began Tuesday morning as a deadlocked Congress failed to reach an agreement on a short-term funding measure by a 12:01 a.m. deadline

Hanwella-Kirindiwela road closed

Traffic snarl-up was reported in the Kalupalama area in Dompe after the Hanwella-Kirindiwela road to a road caved-in police said. As such the Hanwella-Kirindiwela road has been closed and motorists have been advised to use alternate routes

Maldivian arrested at BIA

A Maldivian national was arrested by police officials at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) airport in Katunayake last evening for overstaying his visa and violating immigration laws, police said

CJ-43 issue blocked at C’wealth judges confab

In an apparent bid to safeguard the integrity of the country’s judiciary, Appeal Court President S. Sriskandarajah has objected to the impeachment of Sri Lanka’s 43rd Chief Justice being raised at the start of the Commonwealth Judges’ Conference, judicial sources said today

UN Chief holds talks with India on SL

UN Chief Ban Ki-moon on Monday held discussions with Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Kurshid on several key issues including the Sri Lankan situation, the UN office said

CJ-43 objects to Bribery Commission notice

Former Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranaike in a motion filed in the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court today objected to the notice served on her by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption stating it was erroneous

Two go missing in Mahaweli River

Rescue teams from the Police and the Navy have launched operations to locate the bodies of two teenaged school boys who went missing while bathing in the Mahaweli River at Katugastota this evening, police said

US-2015 Green Card Lottery begins

The US Embassy Colombo announced today that the 2015 Diversity Visa Lottery Program, also known as the ‘Green Card Lottery,’ will start accepting online applications from 9:30PM (SL time) on October 1, 2013, until 9:30PM on November 2, 2013

Bus accident in Borella

Thirteen passengers were injured when a private bus collided with a container truck in Borella short while ago, the National Hospital said

New CEO to steer stock exchange

The Colombo Stock Exchange today announced that Rajeewa Bandaranaike would take over as the Chief Executive Officer from November 14.

Update: Man dies in earth mound collapse

A man, who was buried under an earth embankment which collapsed in Modera died while receiving treatment at the National Hospital, Police said???