'BCCI arm-twisted SL to withdraw report in 2010'

Even as the spot-fixing scandal rages on, Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) President I S Bindra has created a fresh controversy by claiming that a BCCI official had arm-twisted the Sri Lankan cricket board to withdraw a report which violated the anti corruption regulations during India's tour of Sri Lanka in 2010.

No outsiders onboard SLN vessels-Navy

The Sri Lanka Navy today denied reports that Chinese navy personnel had been spotted in Sri Lankan navy vessels near the Katchatheevu Island in the northern sea of Sri Lanka.

Video: MR wants substandard 'Atapirikara' out

President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday directed authorities to introduce standards to ensure the quality of ‘Atapirikara’ and all Buddhist Pooja items that are available in the market today.

Man who tried to stab woman, shot dead

A man who attempted to stab a woman inside a house at Ellangala in Minuwangoda was shot dead by the Police while trying to rescue the woman, police said.

Boat capsized: Father, two sons missing

A father and his two sons are missing and seven others were rescued when their boat capsized in the Kalu Ganga, Meehitiya in Ratnapura this morning, officials said.

India to build ‘Sita’ temple in Sri Lanka

India’s Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Saturday that necessary approvals are secured from the Sri Lankan government and Indian government for the construction of goddess Sita's temple at Divurumpola, in Sri Lanka, a place believed to be associated with Ramayana, the PTI reported.

Australian Naval Ship in Colombo

Australian Naval Ship ‘HMAS Toowoomba’ arrived at the Port of Colombo on Friday on a goodwill visit, Navy Spokesman Commander Kosala Warnakulasuriya told Daily Mirror online.

SL must remove vessels near Katchatheevu: Vaiko

India’s MDMK general secretary Vaiko on Saturday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to ensure the immediate removal of Sri Lankan naval vessels from Katchatheevu island, Indian media reports said.

Video: Tense situation at Lahugala Primary school

A tense situation prevailed at the Lahugala Viharamahadevi Primary School in Ampara yesterday when Eastern Province Governor Mohan Wijewickrama visited the school to look into shortcomings there Pictures

Update:Police tear gas at protesting students

Police used tear gas to disperse the protesting Sabaragamuwa university undergraduates who were blocking the Colombo – Badulla Road and arrested five students a short while ago, the Inter University Students Federation (IUSF) said

S’gamuwa Uni. students hospitalised

Four undergraduates of the Sabaragamuwa University who were engaged in a hunger strike have been admitted to the Balangoda Hospital this morning due to their deteriorating health condition, hospital sources said

People panic following tsunami warning

The tsunami warning post located in Mundalama Udappuwa activated suddenly this morning triggering panic among the people in the area

More rains today too

The Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and Southern provinces will continue to experience showers or thundershowers today due to the active Southwest Monsoonal condition, Duty Meteorologist Channa Rodrigo said

SL ties with India, China not a zero sum game: Kariyawasam

India is Sri Lanka’s “relative and closest friend” and the island nation’s growing close ties with China are not in any way a contraction to that, the Sri Lankan envoy in India said yesterday

Thailand, SL should promote Buddhist way of life: Thai PM

Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra told Sri Lanka's parliament today the two countries should work together to strengthen Buddhism as a religion and as a way of life

LTTE’s financial network still exists -US

The United States said that LTTE’s financial network of support continued to operate throughout 2012, and there were multiple reports of increased LTTE involvement in human smuggling out of refugee camps.

Video: UNP vows to forge Sri Lankan identity

The United National Party (UNP) yesterday vowed to build a Sri Lankan identity by way of its draft constitution which would help unite all communities in Sri Lanka.

Remanded judge in hospital

Homagama District Court Judge Sunil Abeysinghe who was remanded yesterday was admitted to the Prison hospital last night after he complained of a spine ache, Director General of the Bribery Commission Lukshmi  Jayawickerama said

Kariyawasam re-elected to UN Committee on Migrant Workers

Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner in India, Ambassador Prasad Kariyawasam was re-elected to the UN Committee on Migrant Workers (CMW), at the election held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on 30 May, External Affairs ministry said

MR pays last respect to Dr.JJ

President Mahinda Rajapaksa paid his last respect to the late UNP MP Dr. Jayalath Jayawardane at his Ja-Ela residence a short while ago, the government Information Department said

Thai PM meets MR

Thailand Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra who arrived in Sri Lanka this morning on a two day visit called on President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat and held bilateral talks a short while ago, the Government Information Department said

High-tech scanner detected

An American-made high tech detector ‘DBX wireless crossover’ was taken into custody by the STF in Colombo Fort today, STF said

Traffic due to rain

Heavy traffic is reported in Colombo and its suburbs due to heavy rains experienced in the city

Indian arrested in Kaluwanchikudy

An Indian national who was on tourist visa was arrested yesterday by the Kaluwanchikudy police while he was engaged in selling clothes illegally, police said

Heavy rains likely in several provinces

Showers or thundershowers would occur over the Southern half of the country while the Southwestern monsoonal winds over the island would be strengthened at times due to the convergence of South-westerly wind flow, the Meteorology Department said

New Zealand FM due here

New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully will depart Monday on a trip to India and Sri Lanka

No solution under a unitary state: TNA

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) does not believe in a power sharing arrangement under a unitary state, TNA MP Mavai Senathirajah said yesterday

More Lankans consume rice flour now

Sri Lanka’s per capita wheat flour consumption has dropped from 35.5 kilos in 2004 to 24.2 kilos in 2011 while the rice flour consumption has increased from 94.1 kilos to 117 kilos during this period, Internal Trade Minister Johnston Fernando revealed in Parliament

Suspicious Fishing Trawler arrested in international waters

A Multi day fishing trawler which was heading towards Maldives was detected by Indian maritime security vessel newly commissioned ship ‘Vaibhav’ in international waters.

10 LTTE suspects acquitted by Bangalore court in bomb case

A court in Bangalore today acquitted 10 LTTE suspects who were being tried for allegedly possessing explosives and substances used for making bombs