UNP decides to go for General Election after April 23

The United National Party (UNP) Working Committee today unanimously decided to go for General Elections under the present system after April 23, sources said.  

SLFP wants political reforms, executive powers pruned concurrently

Opposition Leader Nimal Siripala de Silva said today the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) would oppose any form of ‘urgent’ parliament Bill to curtail powers of the executive presidency and said the amendments to the executive presidency and electoral reforms should introduced simultaneously.

Royal–Thomian cycle parade

President Maithripala meets the Queen

74 Indians arrested for overstaying their visas

In one of the major detections carried out in the recent past, the Department of Immigration and Emigration arrested 74 Indian workers who were overstaying their visas.

Ray Wijewardene’s airplane to Air Force Museum

The light aircraft found abandoned at a warehouse in Narahenpita Economic Centre will be handed over to the Sri Lanka Air Force tomorrow at the Economic Centre, the State Ministry of Defence said.

Sanga leads SL rout of Scotland

Kumar Sangakkara became the first batsman to score four consecutive one-day centuries as Sri Lanka thrashed Scotland by 148 runs in the World Cup in Hobart on Wednesday.

Birth of conjoined babies

Birth of two conjoined babies was reported today from Mahamodara Teaching Hospital in Galle. Hospital Director Dr. Priyani Senadeera who confirmed the information said the two babies were now under treatment in the intensive care unit.

Case against airplane withdrawn

The Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) today informed Colombo Magistrate Nishantha Pieris that no offence had been committed in the incident where a small airplane was found in the stores belonging to CSN TV Channel at Narahenpitiya and that the case would be withdrawn.

Video:​Drunk man challenges elephant in Udawalawe

Alcohol often goes hand in hand with violence, but no matter the level of intoxication most people would dare not pick a fight with an elephant.

UPFA complaints to BC against Mahendran

United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) MP and former Minister Mahinda Amaraweera today lodged a complaint at the Bribery Commission against Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran over the alleged irregularities in the sale of Central Bank Bonds.

​UN hopes for ‘credible’ Lanka reconciliation process

Sri Lanka has a “historic opportunity” to set up a domestic reconciliation process that is “credible, accountable and on par with international norms and standards”, the UN has said.

Video: Wives of Sajin and Priyath questioned

The CID has recorded statements from wife of MP Sajin Vaas Gunawardene and wife of former Chairman of Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) Priyath Bandu Wickrama today over money laundering complaints against their husbands, Police said. 

Sanga creates history with 4th successive century

Kumar Sangakkara created One Day International cricket history today at the Bellerive Oval during their ICC World Cup 2015 Pool A match against Scotland.

Worker injured in factory mishap

One person was injured and one was trapped after a storage tank collapsed in a dhal packing factory in Pattiwala, Kelaniya last night, the Police said.

Three nabbed with Rs. 45 mn worth heroin

Three persons including a leading drug dealer had been arrested with 5.5 Kgs of heroin worth more than Rs. 45 million at Katana in Negombo by the police yesterday.

34 Police officers transferred

Thirty- four police officers- including three SSPs, three SPs, 21 ASPs and seven OICs were transferred with immediate effect, Police Headquarters said today.

SL bat first against Scotland

Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews won the toss and decided to bat first in their final World Cup Pool A match against Scotland which also serves as an opportunity for the former champions to assess their strength in depth on Wednesday.

Maitri meets Cameron

This Govt. no second to former: Anti Corruption Front

The Anti Corruption Front (ACF) today charged that the present government was no second to the former government considering the frauds and corruption that had occurred during the first 59 days of 100 days programme.

Video: Foreign Ministry has no use for super luxury coaches

Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Ajith P. Perera said today that no use could be made of the two super luxury coaches found abandoned in the Ministry premises.

‘No Fire Zone’ movie in Sinhala

Channel 4 film director Callum Macrae who exposed Sri Lanka's alleged war crimes and took the famous picture of LTTE supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran's son eating a snack just before he was shot dead will release a new Sinhala version of his award winning documentary "No Fire Zone" in the premises of the House of Commons possibly souring Britain's relation with Sri Lanka.

US to help SL heal ethnic tensions

The US will help Sri Lanka's new government to restore democracy and heal "fragile ethnic tensions", a senior American official said on Tuesday.

Maithri at Commonwealth Observance

CB Bonds: JVP asks Governor to step down

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) today called for the removal of Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran from his post until the investigation into the controversial bond issue was completed.

Ranga’s vehicle on fire

Parliamentarian J.C Ranga’s vehecle caught fire this morning at Naula on the Kandy- Jaffna Road, Police said.

Jeyakumari released

Balachandran Jeyakumari, who was arrested last year on the charge of harbouring a LTTE suspect, was today released on a personal bail of Rs.20,000 when she was produced before Colombo Additional Magistrate Aruni Artigala.

Don’t look at SL through Tamil prism

India should see Sri Lanka as a whole and stop focussing just on the island’s Tamil-majority Northern Province, Sri Lankan Cabinet Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka said in an interview to The Hindu on Monday.

SL woman jailed 3 years for killing own baby

A court of appeals in Khorfakkan, United Arab Emirates (UAE) upheld a previous court verdict and sentenced a Sri Lankan woman to three years in prison and ordered her deportation from the UAE after she was found guilty of killing her newborn baby.

I did everything according to the law: Gota

Commenting on the foreign travel restriction imposed on him in connection with the floating armoury of Avant-Garde, former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday said he had never done anything illegal and always stood by the law.