Aussies dismisses Kiwis for 183

Australia has powered into Cricket World Cup final favouritism after dismissing New Zealand for 183 at the MCG.

Eight arrested for producing defamatory film on SL Army

Eight persons including a lawyer were taken into custody by the Borella police under suspicion of producing a defamatory documentary on Sri Lanka Army at a house in Narahenpita.

Karaliyedda on the fence

Newly appointed Deputy Minister of Buddha Sasana and Democratic Governance, Tissa Karaliyedda today said his assuming duties on his post is yet to be decided.

Video: Motorcyclists protest over full face helmets ban

Several motorcyclists were currently engaging in a protest over decision banning of wearing full face helmets at the Galle Face Green in Colombo.

Govt. trying to evacuate SL maids in Yemen

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ajith P. Perera said today the ministry was taking every possible move to bring back Sri Lankans stranded in Yemen as Saudi-led airstrikes had been increased on Houthi rebels who had begun advancing on the capital Sanaa.

Gold seized at BIA

Three kilogrammes of gold, valued at Rs. 13.3 million, had been seized from a 29 year-old Sri Lankan national at the Bandaranaike International Airport, Customs Spokesman Director Lesli Gamini said.

Arrested for flying drones in Colombo

Five Chinese national and a Sri Lankan were arrested when they flew a remote controlled quad copter drone with a camera near Colombo Fort yesterday, Police said.

Kiwis bat first in World Cup final against Australia

New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat in their maiden World Cup final on Sunday, looking to cap an unbeaten streak by defeating co-hosts Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

FTA with china will provide inputs for economic ties in Asia-MS

President Maithripala Sirisena expressed hope that the Free Trade Agreement with China, currently under negotiations, will provide further inputs for value addition and economic cooperation in the region.

EU reimposes ban on LTTE: SL

Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Ajith P. Perera said today that the European Union (EU) had reimposed the ban on the LTTE due to the positive diplomatic intervention of the Government.

Lankadeepa wins most popular newspaper award

Our sister paper ‘Lankadeepa’ won the most popular newspaper award for the ninth  consecutive time  at  “SLIM-Nielsen Peoples Awards’ last night. 

PM meets Jaffna MPs

Govt. can’t say whether Udayanga guilty or not: Dy. Minister

Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Ajith P. Perera said the Government was still not in a position to state whether former Ambassador to Russia, Udayanga Weeratunga was guilty of the allegations levelled against him by the Ukraine Government that he supplied arms to rebels in Ukraine.

​Russia, SL resolve standoff over stranded vessel

Moscow has paid off its debt to Sri Lanka’s port Colombo for the maintenance of the Russian research vessel, the Akademik Nikolay Strakhov, the Russian Federal Agency for Scientific Organizations said on Friday.

​President’s brother dies

President Maithripala Sirisena’s brother, Priyantha Sirisena (40) who was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Colombo following an axe attack, has succumbed to his injuries this morning, hospital sources said.

Some DPL passport holders asked to explain

The Defence and Urban Development Ministry is reviewing the issuance of DPL passports and have requested some of the DPL passport holders to explain the rationale for obtaining this class of travel document entailing many privileges, a senior Immigration and Emigration Department official said yesterday.

Doctors reattach school boy's severed forearm

Colombo National Hospital Doctors have successfully re-attached a 15-year-old boy’s right forearm after it was severed in an accident at Balummahara on Thursday, hospital sources said.

Sri Lanka to go tough on player fitness

Sri Lanka cricket coach Marvan Atapattu admitted that last year's hastily arranged five-match ODI series may have contributed towards a lack of fitness among team members and insisted that more emphasis must be placed on the fitness of the cricketers.

Bribery Commission questions Keheliya

Former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella was summoned by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption and questioned for hours today, reliable sources from the commission said.

Lightning strike leaves one dead, two injured

Lightning strikes have killed one man and left two others injured in Agalawatta, Pinnagoda today.

Priyantha Sirisena’s assaulter remanded

Don Nishan Lakmal Haputhanthri, who was arrested on charges of assaulting President’s brother Priyantha Sirisena was remanded till April 8 by Polonnaruwa Acting Magistrate Sarasi Iddawela this afternoon.  

'Evidence of mental illness' in Germanwings Co-pilot's house

The Germanwings co-pilot who crashed his plane into a mountain killing himself and 149 people on board was receiving psychiatric counselling right up until the time of the crash, it emerged today.

Malaka still can’t visit night clubs

A Colombo Court while relaxing some of the bail conditions imposed on former minister Mervyn Silva’s son Malaka with regard to the charges of attacking a foreigner at a night club further restrained him from visiting night clubs.

BC summons Wimal again

Former Minister and National Freedom Front (NFF) Leader Wimal Weerawansa was summoned to the Bribery Commission (BC) today, NFF Spokesman Mohammed Muzammil said.

SL contradicts Chinese claims on Port City

Deputy External Affairs Minister Ajith P. Perera today dismissed the statement made by his Chinese counterpart yesterday that the Chinese-funded Port city project will resume.  

FCID interrogates Ex-chief of defence staff

Former Chief of Defence Staff Roshan Gunathilake was interrogated by the Police Financial Crime Investigation Division (FCID) on the MiG aircraft transaction in 2006, Police Spokesman ASP Ruwan Gunasekara said.

Priyantha Sirisena in critical condition

President Maithripala Sirisena’s brother, Priyantha Sirisena who was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Colombo following an assault is reported to be in a critical condition.

​Dharmasena, Kettleborough umpires for WC final

Sri Lanka's Kumar Dharmasena and England’s Richard Kettleborough were today appointed on-field umpires for the ICC Cricket World Cup final between Australia and New Zealand on Sunday in Melbourne.

Indian Naval vessels to reach SL for drill today

Four Indian Navy vessels will arrive in Sri Lanka on Friday to hold a three-day training exercise for Lankan Navy personnel in the country's east coast.

Balachandran Jeyakumari’s daughter released

The Kilinochchi Magistrate yesterday ordered the release Balachandran Jeyakumari’s daughter Vibushika who was in the custody of the Mahadewa Children’s Home in Kilinochchi.