Exclusive: Cameron on his meeting with Maithripala

Following is the Op-ed piece by British Prime Minister David Cameron exclusively for the Daily Mirror on his scheduled meeting with visiting President Maithripala Sirisena today.

Tsunami, landslide and flood rehearsals today

A tsunami, landslide and flood rehearsal will be held from 10 am to 3 pm today in selected villages covering eight districts, the Disaster Management Centre said yesterday.

Video: Colombo Port City Project’s main contractor expresses hope

Expressing hopefulness that the government would give its nod to continue the Colombo Port City Project without delay, the project’s main contractor CHEC Port City Colombo (Pvt.) Ltd, today said that the completed work would be washed away leaving only half of it if the suspension continues for two weeks.

Prefects’ investiture ceremony

Raids to arrest ‘train beggars’

The Railway Department has initiated raids to arrest ‘train beggars’ in intercity and long distance trains today following a string of complaints by harassed commuters.

Protest to protect the beach

PAFFREL to introduce criteria for party nominees

A series of criteria to be considered by political parties in giving nominations to their members would be introduced by the People’s Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL) on March 12th at the BMICH, its Executive Director Rohana Hettiarachchi said today.

England OUT of World Cup

Maithri: I belong to all

Forming a national government in Sri Lanka was not an easy task as we aspired because our political culture was such that political parties always attempted to undermine and weaken the other, President Maithripala Sirisena said in London today.

Ban on full-face helmets suspended

The recently announced ban on full-face helmets due to a series of armed robberies had temporarily been lifted on a directive made by Minister of Public Order John Amaratunga amidst another motorcycle heist reported from Athurugiriya a short while ago.

Karuna condemns Ranil's remarks

Slamming Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe for his remarks that Indian fishermen may be shot if they intruded into Lankan waters, DMK on Monday said it “amounted to a slap” on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s face ahead of his tour to the island nation.

England out; Bangladesh, SL in WC Quarters

Bangladesh knocked England out of the World Cup with a sensational 15-run Pool A victory at the Adelaide Oval on Monday to make the quarter-finals.  

Video: Akila Viraj disputes Rajitha's claims

Denying the statement made by Minister Rajitha Senaratne that the Cabinet had decided to hold the next general election under a new electoral system, his colleague and United National Party (UNP) official Spokesman and Deputy General Secretary Akila Viraj Kaiyawasam today said the Cabinet had not made such a decision.

Video: Colombo uni academics occupy VC office

Academics of the Colombo University have occupied the Vice Chancellor's office in protest over their call for him to resign.

CB bond issue: Three member committee appointed

A three member committee has been appointed by President Maithripala Sirisena to look into the irregularities reported when issuing Bonds by the Central Bank recently, the President’s Media Division said.

Foreign travel restriction on Gota

The Galle Magistrate today issued an order preventing former Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, former Navy Commander Admiral Somathilaka Dissanayake and two others from leaving the country.

SF, Senaka acquitted

Colombo High Court Judge Devika Tennakon de Livera today acquitted former Army Commander General Sarath Fonseka and Senaka Haripriya de Silva from the charges of harbouring army deserters as the prosecution has failed to prove the case without reasonable doubt.  

24-year-old woman stabbed

A 24-year-old woman was stabbed to death allegedly by a 25-year-old man near Wathupitiwala Hospital in Nittambuwa this morning, police said.

Video: Wimal summoned to BC

Former Minister Wimal Weerawansa was summoned to the Bribery Commission today to record a statement on his assets and liabilities.

Narayanasamy urges PM to avoid Lanka visit

Former Union Minster V Narayanasamy has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to cancel his proposed visit to Sri Lanka and condemned Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s statement that the Indian fishermen trespassing into Lankan waters should be shot down.

MS to meet UNP, SLFP

President Maitripala Sirisena, who is expected to return to the country this week, is expected to meet the United National Party (UNP) and the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) for crucial talks in an effort to arrive at a consensus on the proposed constitutional amendments, political sources said yesterday.

Frauds seem to be continuing – Harsha de Silva

Against the backdrop of the controversial bond issue, deputy Economic Affairs and Policy Planning Minister, Harsha de Silva said frauds in the stock exchange and the bond market seemed to be continuing.

Secret bank accounts in Switzerland and Saudi Arabia

Permission from the Switzerland and Saudi Arabian governments to check secret bank accounts of those who had deposited money swindled from development projects would be requested by the relevant authorities, Deputy Minister of Justice Sujeewa Senasinghe said in a rally in Moratuwa today.

Australia celebrates victory against SL

Modi tweets about his SL visit

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted about his visit to Sri Lanka just a few minutes ago, expressing his enthusiasm about the trip.

New appointees for foreign missions soon

Twenty nine Heads of Missions and 37 Minister Councilors for overseas countries will be appointed soon, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ajith P. Perera said today.

Australia beats SL by 64 runs

Australia stormed into the World Cup quarter-finals with a 64-run victory over Sri Lanka, fired by a spectacular maiden one-day international century from Glenn Maxwell at the Sydney Cricket Ground today.

Sanga becomes 2nd batsman to reach 14,000 ODI runs

Kumar Sangakkara became the first batsman after Sachin Tendulkar to register 14,000 runs in One-Day Internationals (ODIs).

CHEC suspends Port City work

The CHEC Port City Colombo (Pvt) Limited has decided to suspend the ongoing work on the Port City Project with immediate effect.

Ranil’s threat shows its 'bad days' for India: Congress

Targeting NDA government over Sri Lankan premier Ranil Wickramasinghe's controversial remarks that Indian fishermen may be shot if they intruded into their waters, Congress today said it was "bad days" for India if foreign countries felt no qualms while making such threats.