Ex-Deyata Kirula 2013 CEO remanded

Former Chief Executive Officer of 'Deyata Kirula 2013' was arrested by the CID in connection with an alleged fraud of Rs. 39 mn in the Deyata Kirula 2013,police said

Insurance not compulsory for SL maids

Saudi employers will not join a social insurance scheme providing coverage for them and their Sri Lankan domestic workers, until issues over its implementation are resolved

6 Lankans held with fake Indian currency

Six Sri Lankan nationals were arrested at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) Airport on Wednesday for carrying fake Indian currency of Rs 28,000 face value

Court rejects panel to examine Duminda’s health

The Magistrate inquiring the non summary trial against Parliamentarian Duminda Silva and thirteen others over the killing of former Presidential advisor Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra and three others at Mulleriyawa on October 8, 2011

Court rejects CEO’s anticipatory bail plea

While rejecting the anticipatory bail plea filed on behalf of the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Deyata Kirula National Exhibition 2013, the Colombo Fort Magistrate observed that public displeasure could be created if he granted anticipatory bail over a fraud that took place at a nationally important exhibition

Buddhist attacks on Muslims in Myanmar, SL 'unthinkable': Dalai Lama

Tibet's spiritual leader in exile the Dalai Lama condemned Buddhist attacks on Muslims in Myanmar and Sri Lanka on Tuesday, calling religious violence "unthinkable."

Video: Duminda accuses Hirunika

Parliamentarian Duminda Silva - who was granted bail by the High Court in the Mulleriyawa shooting case where presidential adviser Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra and three others were killed - spoke to the media today ???

Lightning affects Chilaw telephone exchange

The SLT said its telephone exchange in Chilaw was experiencing service interruption safter it was affected by the heavy rains accompanied with thunder and lightning. Restoration work is underway.

Laws for bus colours

Transport Minister Kumara Welgama told Parliament today that laws would be brought to make it compulsory to paint private busses in blue, CTB busses in red and school busses in yellow.

Rs.1.5mn worth of Beedi confiscated

Nearly 1000 Kilograms of tobacco and a stock of Beedi all worth some Rs.1.5 million were taken into custody by the Matale Excise Department yesterday during a raid on a Beedi manufacturing centre in Galewela

Lankan maid abducted, robbed

Police are looking for two unidentified persons for kidnapping a Sri Lankan housemaid and robbing her money (KD 200) and cell phone, reports Al-Shahed daily.

Need to remove bilateral trade barriers, SL tells India

India-Sri Lankan bilateral trade has potential to more than double to $ 10 billion by 2016 if tariff and non tariff barriers are removed, said Sri Lankan High Commissioner to India Prasad Kariyawasam said at a PHD Chamber function in New Delhi

Shock at verdict in SL maid case

Rights activists have criticised Bahrain's justice system after a Sri Lankan maid who was allegedly beaten up by her employer was ordered to pay BD590 for running away.

Video: Pakistan's Imran Khan 'stable' after fall

Imran Khan, the chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf political party, has been injured after falling from a makeshift stage during a campaign rally in Lahore ???

SLMC won’t leave govt.- Hakeem

Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) leader Justice Minister Rauff Hakeem yesterday scotched speculation that his party would quit the government. However, he said that his party had some disagreements with the government

Private bus operators want Gota

The Lanka Private Bus Owners Association (LPBOA) yesterday urged the government to appoint Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa as the Private Transport Services Ministry Secretary because he would be able to remedy the grievances of private bus operators

PTA to stay

The government yesterday ruled out the possibility of repealing the Prevention of Terrorism (PTA) despite requests by opposition political parties

Gota wants sharing of intelligence

Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa today expressed the importance of sharing intelligence among nations for intelligence to be more effective

Karuna wants Centre to take fishermen issue with SL

A day after a Sri Lankan court extended the remand of 30 Indian fishermen till 20 May, DMK chief M Karunanidhi on Tuesday asked the Centre and Tamil Nadu government to immediately bring the issue to the notice of the Island government and resolve the matter

No-confidence motion against Dilan defeated

The no-confidence motion against Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare Minister Dilan Perera was defeated by 134 votes with 32 parliamentarians voting for while 136 voted against

UNP may join hands with JVP against tariff hike

The UNP was considering joining hands with the JVP and other political parties in the protest campaigns against the electricity tariff hike, UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake said today

Six soldiers injured in Oddusuddan blast

At least six soldiers received minor injuries following an explosion while clearing an LTTE bunker in Oddusuddan in the Mullaitivu district this afternoon, military sources said

I still have a bit of cricket left in me: Mahela

Sri Lanka cricket Captain Mahela Jayawardane said that he had a ‘bit of cricket’ left in him. “I feel that I have a bit of cricket left in me, but that said, it’s always good to look back and introspect,” Jayawardane told Wisden India, when he was asked if it was the right time to look back at his career

16 year-old allegedly stabbed by classmate

A 16-year-old schoolboy had been allegedly stabbed to death by one of his classmates over a dispute while a group of boys were holding a discussion to organise a ‘Dansela’ for the upcoming Wesak Festival

Indo- Lanka friendship cannot be ruined-Basil

Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa said that the Indo-Sri Lanka relations that date back to the ancient times cannot be shattered by anyone

Traffic jam in Bambalapitiya

A Heavy traffics jam was reported on Galle road near Bambalapitiya due to an accident, police said today. Some heavy traffic was also reported on parliament road due to a protest.

Lankans sworn in as magistrates and judges in Fiji

Three magistrates and three judges-all of them Sri Lankans-were sworn in at Government House in Suva, Fiji, the Fiji Times reported

No plans for military base in Maldives: US

The US clarified that it was not planning to establish a military base in the Maldives in response to concerns being raised in both India and Sri Lanka about such a move

Queen to miss Commonwealth summit in SL

The Queen is set to miss the Commonwealth summit in Sri Lanka, for the first time in 40 years. It is not yet known why the monarch will not attend the meeting, but it is believed Prince Charles may go in her place, British media reported.

MR explores possibility of buying crude oil from Azerbaijan

President Mahinda Rajapaksa discussed the possibility of importing crude oil from Azerbaijan when he met its Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov at Temple Trees yesterday, the presidential media reported