Lankan crew members freed

The 13 Sri Lankan crew members of the detained cargo vessel Lankan Mahaphola, who were arrested for stealing scrap metal from the ship at the weekend, have been released.

LIOC raise diesel price

The LIOC has increased the price of diesel by Rs. 2 a litre and the price of super diesel by one rupee, with effect from midnight today, the LIOC announced.

Eastern PC Deputy Chairman remanded

Trincomalee Magistrate U.L.A. Azhar today remanded the Eastern Provincial Council Deputy Chairman Ariyawathie Galappaththi till June 14 on charges of having threatened officials of the Trincomalee Magistrate’s court.

Country to face dire economic consequences; UNP

The UNP yesterday charged that the country would face dire economic consequences if it went ahead with another IMF loan of US$500 million as a security arrangement which the government had requested for recently

President meets Princess of Thailand

Pictures show President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand at a meeting yesterday(30) at the Sra Pathum Palace in Bangkok. Pix by Sudath Silva

JVP to go to courts against 'insider trading'

The JVP will take legal action against the authorities of the state institutions that used public funds for dubious inside trading at the Colombo Stock Exchange

Peace march against smoking

Pictures show a march against smoking that took place from Gunasinghapura to the Fort railway station this morning. State officials and many others participated in this event. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana

Dailymirror Facebook Page - May 2012

The Dailymirror print edition today carried its 2nd dedicated Facebook page; the page was compiled with all your comments, shares & likes posted for our Facebook posts during the month of May 2012. Have a look at it and if comments from you or your friends are featured on it, please go ahead and share this.

Coconut tree crashes into classroom

Five students of a grade three class in a school in Dikwella were hospitalized when a coconut tree crashed on to their classroom roof, police said.

CB affirms rupee at 125

Denying media reports, the Central Bank affirmed that the exchange rate will stabilize below Rs.125 against the US dollar

Two burnt bodies found

Bodies of two females were found from a house gutted by fire at Warapitiya in Kahawatta this morning, police said. They said the victims had been identified as two sisters aged 52 and 61.

Another Lankan boatload to Australia

Another boatload of 40 Sri Lankan asylum seekers arrived at the Australia’s Cocos Islands late on Tuesday, immediately putting the resources of the main island and its 500 inhabitants under immense pressure.

SL seeks another US$500mn from IMF

On completion of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Standby Arrangement (SBA) of US$2.6 billion next month, Sri Lanka will start negotiations with the IMF for another US$500 million Security Arrangement (SA), International Monetary Cooperation Senior Minister Sarath Amunugama said yesterday

SL student found dead in UK

A 17-year-old student from Sri Lanka, studying at Newport's University in Caerleon, Wales, was found dead in the Caerleon river

Chinese restaurateur gets six months

A Colombo Court sentenced a Chinese restaurant owner to six month imprisonment suspended for five years after he was pleaded guilty for selling beer without a permit and possessing a stock of illegally imported cigarettes

LIOC makes request for price hike

Lanka IOC one of two suppliers of fuel to the local market has made a fresh request to the government for a price hike in fuel,  its General Manager Subodh Dakwale confirmed

Waiting to go home

Seen here are people residing in the Kiliweddi IDP camp in Trincomalee, awaiting a chance to return to their homes. Although it has been three years since the end of the thirty year old ethnic conflict in the North, there still seems to be issues not addressed with regard to the displaced. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana

Bribery suspect granted bail illegally: Commission

A complaint was made today to the Colombo Chief Magistrate alleging that the Akkaraipattu Magistrate had illegally released a suspect on bail despite objections raised by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption, officials said.

SL working according to a plan- Keheliya

Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella reacting to the United States call for a ‘speedy and transparent judicial process” regarding the ex LTTE carders said that the Government has an action plan regarding the issue and are working according to it.

Stranded Lankan crew to be paid

A Sri Lankan shipping company that leased Sri Lanka’s only cargo vessel, the Lankan Mahaphola, which is currently detained in Durban Harbour over a wage dispute and safety regulations, has agreed to pay the disgruntled 26-man crew.

Rugby star caught chain snatching

Sri Lanka rugby union player Senthil Kumar was handed a six-month jail sentence and Rs. 7500 fine yesterday by Mt.Lavinia Magistrate Ruchira Weliwatte after being found guilty on three counts of snatching gold chains from women walking on roads

Chinese arrested in SL escorted back to China

Thirteen Chinese mainlanders implicated in a transnational telecommunications fraud were sent to Shanghai under the escort of Chinese police from Sri Lanka on Tuesday, police said.

British MPs to visit Jaffna

A group of British Conservative MPs including Liam Fox who was the architect of the bi-partisan agreement with the then PA government and the UNP, is expected to visit Jaffna to monitor the current situation in the peninsula especially on the alleged military presence, Presidential Advisor Arun Tambimuttu said yesterday.

Gota wants to change demography: TNA

TNA MP Suresh Premachandran refuting recent remarks made by Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that the statement was a prelude to changing the demographic patterns of the North.

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A felicitation ceremony to mark the 70th birthday of the chief prelate of the Kotte Sri Naga Viharaya, the Ven Maduluwawe Sobhitha Thera was held yesterday at the BMICH. Here former army commander Sarath Fonseka chats with ministers Bandula  and Dinesh Gunawardena. Pix by Romesh Danushka de Silva

Monks in ‘Pindapatha’

A procession of Buddhist monks was held in Kolonnawa in view of the Sambuddhatwa Jayanthiya today. The programme was organized to give alms to the Buddhist monks together with 100 simultaneous “Dharma Deshanas” (religious sermons) being conducted in the area. Pix by Nisal Baduge

Maharoof appointed as Opp. Leader of CMC

UPFA’s Mohammed Maharoof has been appointed as the Opposition Leader of the Colombo Municipal Council by President Mahinda Rajapaksa today, informed sources said.

Lankan crew arrested for scrap

Desperate Sri Lankan crew from an attached ship in Durban Harbour have been arrested after they tried to raise R800 ‘pocket money’ by selling metal from the ship for scrap.

Video: “Release them now”

The Movement for the release of Political prisoners conducted a protest opposite the Welikada Jail demanding the release of all Political prisoners including prisoners being held on charges of being members of the LTTE. The movement called for expediting the legal process to secure the release of all prisoners. Pix by Samantha Perera

Video: Seven remanded, 112 released

Colombo Chief Magistrate Rashmi Singapuli, today ordered that seven suspects be remanded and granted personal bail to 112 suspects who were arrested while attempting to migrate to Australia illegally.