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Two compartments of a train heading to Colombo from Matara had derailed near the Bambalapitiya railway station yesterday. Pix by Kithsiri De Mel and H.M Dharmapala

Neymar speaks in tearful video after back injury

Brazil's world cup star Neymar is convinced that Brazil can win the world cup without him. He was ruled out of the tournament on Friday night when he fractured a verterbra after being kneed in the back by Colombia's Juan Zuniga

20 Indian fishermen arrested

Twenty Indian fishermen found poaching in Sri Lankan waters had been arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy in the seas off Talaimannar last night, the Navy said

Two foreigners arrested with heroin

Two foreign nationals were arrested by the Excise Department in Mount Lavinia yesterday for allegedly possessing heroin

Fort bound train derails in Bambalapitiya

Two compartments of a train heading to Colombo from Matara has derailed near the Bambalapitiya railway station injuring at least three persons, this evening, police said.

Malaysian authorities hunt for more LTTE members

Malaysian authorities are on the hunt for more members of the outlawed LTTE after a crackdown on the Tamil militant group led to the arrest of seven persons in the last two months in the country.

Australian Immigration Minister due here

Australian Immigration Minister Scott Morrison was set to arrive in Sri Lanka on Wednesday (09), Sri Lanka External Affairs Ministry confirmed today.

Take meaningful steps – US to SL

The United States yesterday called on the Sri Lankan Government to take meaningful, concrete steps to address outstanding concerns related to democratic governance, reconciliation, justice, and accountability.

Over 4,200 Lankans on UNHCR list in Malaysia

There are 4,280 Sri Lankan refugees and asylum-seekers registered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Malaysia.

China’s President set for historic Sri Lanka visit

China’s President Xi Jinping will this year become the first Chinese head of state to visit Sri Lanka in three decades, underlining Beijing’s renewed push to deepen its strategic and economic presence in the neighbourhood and in the Indian Ocean.

Govt to maintain database on unruly drivers

The government is to compile a computer database of unruly drivers and suspend their licences if they accumulate too many negative marks, Transport Minister Kumara Welgama said yesterday.

Video: UNP visits Nagoda Hospital

UNP parliamentarians Ajith P. Perera, Ruwan Wijewardane, Eran Wickramaratne and R. Yogarajan who visited the Nagoda Hospital are seen checking the hospital kitchen. This was their fourth fact-finding mission. They assured Hospital authorities that they would raise the issues they identified in parliament and outside. Pic by Pradeep Dilrukshana

Death sentence for undergrad’s murder

Balendra Prasad Sathisseran, found guilty of the charge of murdering Peradeniya University Undergraduate Selva Vinyagar Prakash Varagpragas on October 6, 1997, was today sentenced to death in absentia by Kandy High Court Judge Manilal Waidyatilleke.

No move to alter PC seats in Uva: Commissioner

Election Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya today said that there was no move to alter the number of members to be elected in Badulla and Moneragala Districts.

World Cup Trophy in SL

The Cricket World Cup Trophy was brought to Sri Lanka this morning as the first destination in its world tour. Captain Angelo Mathews and Lahiru Thirimanna are seen with the trophy at the BIA. Pix by Deepa Adikari

Video: UNP happy over Gnanasara Thera’s visa cancellation

UNP parliamentarian Mangala Samaraweera said today Sri Lankans should be thankful to the United States for cancelling the visa of Bodu Bala Sena General Secretary the Ven. Galagodaatte Gnanasara Thera and banning him from entering the US.

Four top LTTErs arrested in Malaysia

Malaysian Police Counter Terrorism Unit has arrested four men suspected to be top level members of the now-defunct LTTE, a Malaysian news agency reported.

Daughter abducted: Father says police doing nothing

A Kadugannawa resident stood on the roof of his car outside the People’s Bank building at Daladaweediya in Kandy in protest over the police having failed to conduct a formal inquiry into the alleged abduction of his 25-year-old daughter.

Student allegedly commits suicide

A 24-year-old student of the Jaffna University is reported to have hanged himself from a tree near Nachchimar Kovil in Jaffna, police said.

Man who set himself on fire, dies

The 64-year-old man who is alleged to have set himself on fire at Bristol Street in Colombo Fort yesterday died while under treatment at the National Hospital from the severe burn injuries he suffered

India fears growth of fundamentalism in SL after riots

Indian security experts have expressed serious concerns over the recent riots in Sri Lanka, and have stressed the need for Colombo to take steps to control the situation, fearing that riots may be exploited by 'foreign elements' wanting to carry out a terror strikes in southern states of India.

Motorcyclist killed in highway accident

A motorcyclist who entered the Katunayake expressway defying police warning died when his motorcycle collided with a car in Wattala, this morning, Police said. They said that a woman was injured due to the accident

Govt to summon US envoy

Cabinet has instructed the External Affairs Ministry to summon the US Envoy in Colombo Michele Sison and register the government’s formal protest over a newspaper advertisement put in by the US Embassy in Colombo calling for applications from NGOs for what it called a citizenship program, Daily Mirror learns. 

Visa for Gnanasara Thera considered in accordance with rules-UK

Britain said that any visa application from Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera of Bodu Bala Sena would be considered in accordance with the Immigration Rules.

Rs. 200 M. not enough: SLMC

The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) said yesterday that the 200 million rupees allocated for the reconstruction of the destroyed properties in Aluthgama were not adequate even for the plastering of the destroyed buildings

Video: Govt. to take IPZs to village

In a strategic move the government has decided to set up new Industrial Processing Zones (IPZs) in difficult local government secretariats where the industrialists will have easy access to abundance of labour

Jayasuriya leaves hospital after heart surgery

Sri Lanka’s chief cricket selector Sanath Jayasuriya who had received treatment for a heart ailment at Nawaloka Hospital for the past few days has been released from the hospital after a successful minor surgery to install a stent into one of the coronary arteries to clear a blockade, a spokesman for the legendary former cricketer told “Daily Mirror”

GL to visit India next week

Sri Lankan Foreign Minister G L Peiris will be visiting India next week to hold talks with his counterpart Sushma Swaraj during which key issues, including the welfare of Tamils in Lanka and fishermen, are expected to be discussed

Tangalle killing: Judgement in two weeks

The Colombo High Court today directed the parties in the trial into the killing of British tourist Khuram Sheik to conclude their cases and to conclude their submissions by next Friday because it intended to deliver judgment within two weeks

Video: Krrish strikes deal with Ritz-Carlton

The controversial Krrish Transworks Colombo, the local unit of the Indian based property developer has struck a deal with the United States based global luxury hotel chain, the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company to hand-over the management of its proposed skyscraper in the heart of Colombo, according to Sri Lanka’s Investment promotion Minister.