Quintuplets born in Kandy

A 26 year old mother from Madwala Kandy gave birth to quintuplets at the Kandy General hospital today,

Fifteen years RI for sexual abuse

A man was sentenced to 15 years Rigorous Imprisonment after he was found guilty of sexually abusing an underage school girl in Matara. The Matara High Court imposed the sentence on the accused after he pleaded guilty to the charges against him.

MR says APRC will be basis for PSC

The President during a meeting with the leaders of the leftist parties yesterday, had said the basis of the Parliamentary Select Committee process would be the recommendations of the All Party Representatives Committee (APRC) headed by Prof. Tissa Vitharana.

Traffic Jam in Marcus Fernando Mw

Traffic congestion is reported along the Colombo Marcus Fernando Mawatha (Albert Crescent) due to a protest led by the officials of the Department of Agriculture in front of the Western Province Chief Minister’s office, police said

Teacher ‘kneeler’ granted bail

North Western Provincial Council member, Ananda Sarath Kumara who was remanded for ordering a female teacher to kneel before him was granted bail by Anamaduwa Magistrate’s court today

Fire in Maduru-Oya National Park

A fire broke out in the Aralaganwila Road, Maduru-Oya National Park last night. The Army, Navy and the Disaster Management Centre officers rushed to the scene to douse the fire, police said.

MR leaves for Tanzania and Seychelles

President Mahinda Rajapaksa left the country this morning on an official visit to Tanzania and Seychelles, government Information department said

Sub-standard diesel importer blacklisted

Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC), which had allegedly supplied Sri Lanka with a stock of sub-standard diesel, had been blacklisted with immediate effect and would not be permitted to participate in future tenders, Minister of Petroleum Anura Priyadarshana Yapa said

Gillard resigns as Australia PM

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard resigned Wednesday after the Australian Labor Party voted her out of its leadership

Video: Wimal says CBK using pro 13A ministers to bring son

Former President Chandrika Kumaratunga was scheming to bring her son Vimukthi to politics and bring the UNP back to power with the help of supporters of the 13th Amendment within the government, NFF leader Wimal Weerawansa charged ???

Kevin Rudd ousts Australia PM Julia Gillard

Kevin Rudd has ousted Prime Minister Julia Gillard as leader of Australia's Labor Party. He won 57 votes in a leadership ballot called by Ms Gillard, who received 45 votes.

SLFP decides; wants to retain 13A with amendments

The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) making its stance on the 13th Amendment to the Constitution for the first time, today said that it sought amendments to key provisions of the 13th Amendment and would await a decision regarding it through the Parliament Select Committee.

Video: Severe traffic jam in Nugegoda

The traffic flow in between Nugegoda and Wijerama Junction along the Highlevel Road was facing a severe congestion due to a protest held by the Sri Jayewardenepura University students, The Traffic Police said a short while ago ???

Thamilini released: To contest NPC polls?

Former LTTE women’s wing leader Siva Subramanium Sivahami alias Thamilini was released from the Poonthotam Rehabilitation Centre in Vavuniya, Rehabilitation Commissioner General Dharshana Hettiarchchi said

Video: Govt. has only won KP & ‘Daya master’: JVP

The JVP said today that the government had only won over Kumaran Pathmanathan (KP) and Daya Master, but had failed to win over the hearts and minds of the Tamil citizens residing in the North.

Vaiko vows to continue stir against training for SL officers

Political parties and Tamil outfits will stage protests if the Centre continues to impart training to officials of the Sri Lankan defence forces at Defence Services Staff College at Wellington in the Nilgiris, said Vaiko, general secretary of the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) on Tuesday

Pakistani Army Chief to arrive in SL Tomorrow

Pakistani Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani is due to undertake a three day visit to Sri Lanka starting from 27th of this month, Pakistan High Commission in Colombo said

Australia must shed muddled stance on Tamil Tigers

Sri Lanka's External Affairs Minister Dr GL Peiris would be scratching his head this week after departing from Canberra, where he called on the Gillard government to ban fronts of the terrorist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam from operating on Australian soil

SL unlikely to get new U.S. waiver for Iran crude

The United States is unlikely to grant another waiver to Sri Lanka to allow it to import Iranian crude, Sri Lanka's Oil Minister Anura Priyadharshana Yapa told Reuters on Monday

The import of Rolls Royce engines not transparent: UNP

The United National Party (UNP) today charged that the contract to import 10 Rolls Royce Aircraft engines worth US dollars 800 million was not transparent

Train-van collision in Aluthgama

At least five people were killed and four injured when a van collided with Maradana- Hikkaduwa train at an unprotected railway crossing near Aluthgama Railway Station this evening, police said

SL to lobby against ‘high risk’ classification

The Government will lobby against Sri Lankans being categorized as ‘high risk’, at a high level discussion which is set to take place soon between the Ministry of External affairs and the British High Commissioner John Rankin

Siri Ranasinghe re-elected President of Editors’ Guild

Editor-in-Chief of Lankadeepa Siri Ranasinghe was re-elected President of the Editors’ Guild of Sri Lanka

SL declines Indian offer to transfer military officers

Sri Lanka today said that it had ‘kindly declined’ the Indian governments offer to transfer two Sri Lankan military officers undergoing training in the Defence Services Staff Course (DSSC) in Wellington, India to another College in Andhra Pradesh.

Three SL refugees remanded in Chennai

Three Sri Lankan refugees and a Nagapattinam-based fisherman, who made an attempt to illegally transport refugees to Australia last week, have been remanded in judicial custody

Two PC’s vote for amended 13A

Two Provincial Councils -the Sabaragamuwa and Southern -today passed resolutions in support of the government’s initial move to repeal two provisions of the 13th Amendment

US citizens in SL asked to register

The Sri Lanka Banks Association (Guarantee) Limited today informed all United States citizens living in Sri Lanka to register themselves with their respective banks so as to comply with US legislation termed the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA).

Video: CID after Ranil

While condemning the probe by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on a book written by UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe the UNP questioned as to whether the CID had no other important incidents to investigate ???

Video: Wife of Vaas ordered to appear in court

The wife of Vaas Gunawardena , Shyamalee Priyadarshani was ordered to appear before the court on July, for allegedly threatening witnesses. ???

Multiple bus collision injures 16

A buse transporting garment factory workers and two carrying members of the public collided early this morning at  Habaraduwa Galle, injuring 16 people the police said.