Chief Priest’s body found

A mutilated body identified as that of the Chief Priest of the Eswara Kovil at Sella Katharagama was found this morning at a forest in the vicinity of the temple, the Police said.

New bill to curtail powers devolved under 13th Amendment

The government decided yesterday to appoint the much hyped Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) proposed some time ago to work out political proposals for the resolution of the national question, Daily Mirror learns

Fire at Little Adam's Peak

A fire erupted at the Little Adam's Peak in the Rawana forest reserve, destroying an extent of five acres, last evening. The cause for the fire had not been established yet

Massive Casino resort in Colombo

A massive Las Vegas-style Casino resort with a minimum of 400 rooms would be set up along D.R. Wijewardane Mawatha in Colombo, with a US$ 350 million investment, it was revealed in Parliament yesterday

Video: President and Ranil should discuss new constitution – Ven. Sobitha

The head of the organisation for a just society, the Ven. Maduluwawe Sobitha Thera has called for a bilateral discussion between President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe on changing the constitution ???

Video: Sri Lanka turning into a Chinese colony: UNP

The United National Party (UNP) said today President Mahinda Rajapaksa was an agent appointed by the Chinese government like the one appointed to oversee Hong Kong ???

Bollywood Actress Jiah Khan Dies at 25

The American-born aspiring screen star died of an apparent suicide, although no note has been found

SLPL to go ahead- Minister

Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage said today that the controversy-ridden Sri Lankan Premier League (SLPL) will go ahead as scheduled, adding that the ministry has sought the advice of the Attorney General regarding the extension of the franchise owner period to fifteen years instead of the current seven.

Sigiriya beer advert in legal soup

The National Heritage Ministry said today it would take legal action against the company that had produced a Beer commercial disgracing the Sigiriya national heritage site

Bindra stands firm on 'arm twisting' claim

Former Indian cricket board president Inderjit Singh Bindra on Monday reiterated his claim that the BCCI had put pressure on the Sri Lankan board to withdrawn a report that named an Indian player violating the anti-corruption rules during the 2010 tour

Dehiwala bomb blast: 3 suspects sentenced

The three accused who pleaded guilty to the charge of having conspired to explode a bomb on the South-bound train at the Dehiwala Railway Station on July 27, 1996 killing 64 people were today sentenced by the Colombo High Court.

Audio: No Sita before Ravana: Ravana Balaya

The Ravana Balaya said today it would not permit the building of a shrine in memory of ‘Sita’ with funds from India unless a statue of ‘Ravana’- a mythological King of ancient Sri Lanka, was erected prior to the building of the shrine ???

Video: US-bound artefacts discovered

A 69-year-old tour guide was arrested yesterday on charges of having attempted to smuggle valuable Sri Lankan artefacts to the United States through the Sri Lankan post courier service ???

New UNP MP sworn-in

Western Provincial Councilor Ajith Mannapperuma was sworn in as a UNP parliamentarian before the Speaker. He will fill the vacancy created by the death of Dr. Jayalath Jayawardane

Video: Dichotomy or disjuncture in perception: Dr. Nonis

Sri Lankan Higher Commissioner Dr. Chris Nonis in an interview with the BBC said that there was a ‘dichotomy or disjuncture in perception,’ in the portrayals of Sri Lanka and its contemporary reality.???

Audio: SOR resumes operations amid massive losses: JSS

The Jathika Sevaka Sangamaya branch at the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) alleged that the standard procedures were not followed when resuming operations at the Sapugaskanda Oil Refinery, which was closed for 17 days ???

Afghan tourist drowned in Negombo

A 31-year-old Afghan tourist drowned while bathing in the sea behind a hotel in Eththukala area in Negombo last evening, police said. He had been a guest at the hotel during the past couple of days

Maldivian arrested in Alawathugoda

A 35- year-old Maldivian was arrested by the Alawathugoda Police today for allegedly defrauding a local of Rs. 3.5 million. The Maldivian national had taken the money from the local promising foreign employment after which he had absconded

US says MoU was for education

The US Embassy in Colombo said today that the controversial Memorandum of Understanding entered into by the embassy and the Trincomalee Urban Council was confined to the establishing of a joint public information and activity centre known as an ‘American Corner’

Inflammable chemicals caused port fire: SLPA

The fire that erupted in a warehouse at Colombo port recently was due to an undeclared inflammable chemical, the Sri Lanka Port Authority (SLPA) said today

Tense situation opposite D’goda Police

A tense situation prevails in the vicinity of the Dematagoda Police station after residents gathered to protest following the death of a suspect in Police custody

Daughter of Rohana Wijeweera re-remanded

The eldest daughter of Rohana Wijeweera , the slain leader of the JVP, a suspect in the case of alleged assault on her mother and the other sisters and causing damages  to property and threatening them with death was re-remanded today until the June 10 by the Wattala magistrate Ms Lanka Jayaratne.

British couple rescued, two Lankans arrested in Chennai

An abducted British couple was rescued and nine persons, including two Sri Lankans, were arrested for allegedly committing the crime and demanding Rs 2.58 crore as ransom, the Press Trust of India reported.

Court impounds Minister’s passport

The Atthanagalla Magistrate today ordered Minister Sarana Gunwardena to hand over his passport to Court when he failed to attend Court when the case was taken up on a previous occassion.

SLC says its arms were not twisted

Sri Lanka Cricket today, refuted claims to the effect that it had been ‘arm twisted’ by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) into shelving a report that was presented by the Sri Lankan board on misdemeanors which occurred during the Indian Cricket teams tour of Sri Lankan in 2010.

CPSTL loss; Chairman enjoys six luxury vehicles: UNP

Despite the financial losses the Ceylon Petroleum Storage Terminals Limited (CPSTL) suffers, its Chairman had been provided with six luxury vehicles including a BMW, the main opposition UNP charged today.???

Political parties to study media ethics bill

Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said today that although the government all political parties have been provided a draft of the ‘media ethics’ bill in order to study it, prior to it being presented to parliament.

Judge further remanded, probe into goons

Colombo Chief Magistrate Gihan Pilapitya ordered a separate inquiry into the supporters of Homagama Judge Sunil Abeysinghe , identified as prominent businessmen, who were present at the Cinnamon gardens police last week.???

Monks & Buddhists have never been extremists-MR

President Mahinda Rajapaksa said the country’s Buddhists had never indulged in extremism. Speaking at an event in Nagollagama on Sunday evening, the President said, “Maha sangha and Buddhists have never been extremists.”

Bomb explosion kills Air Force officer

An air force officer at the Anuradhapura Air Force base alleged to have committed suicide by exploding a hand grenade at the camp last night, An Air Force Spokesman said.