Three arrested in Matara brothel

Three women including an alleged owner of a brothel were arrested during a raid carried out by the Matara crimes prevention unit at Thihagoda in Matara on yesterday

SL family arrested in India on charges of illegal entry

A Sri Lankan Tamil couple with their two children landed clandestinely at Arichal Munai off Danushkodi early on Saturday and were arrested by the Marine police on charges of illegal entry

Screening of Lankan film in Chennai cancelled

The screening of Sri Lankan film 'With You Without You' had to be cancelled in Chennai on Saturday after officials at PVR Cinemas, which released the film in India and was screening it in their halls, received threat calls from a Tamil group.

MR to visit Maldives

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has decided to visit the Maldives on Wednesday, Haveeru learns.

Arrested Indian fishermen remanded

At least 46 Indian fishermen arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy this week for allegedly poaching into the country's water have been sent to judicial custody.

MR to appoint high-level panel

President Mahinda Rajapaksa has decided to appoint a high-level panel to inquiry into the recent disturbances in certain parts of the country including Aluthgama.

CCD to investigate Panadura fire

The investigation into the fire at the ‘No Limit’ store in Panadura was handed over to the Colombo Crime Division, police spokesman SSP Ajith Rohana said.

Video: Army cadets’ graduation ceremony

A graduation ceremony for some 60 army cadet officers was held today at the Diyathalawa army camp with the participation of Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivad Cabral and Army Commander Lt Gen Daya Ratnayake.Pix by pradeep pathirana.

Another Lankan attempts self-immolation in Melbourne

Another Sri Lankan Tamil asylum-seeker has attempted self-immolation in Melbourne as fear of being returned to torture in Sri Lanka grips the Tamil refugee community in Australia.

SL on trafficking watch list

Sri Lanka had failed to fully comply with the minimum standards to eliminate human trafficking, a latest US State Department report on human trafficking has noted.

SL businessman jailed over football match-fixing plot

A footballer and two Asian businessmen including a Sri Lankan have been jailed for plotting to fix the results of English lower league matches.

Dilshan to play for Surrey

Fire destroys clothing store in Panadura

A fire that broke out this morning, destroyed the ‘No Limit’ store in Panadura this morning, police and fire brigade officials said.

SL briefs UNHRC on Aluthgama violence

Sri Lanka on Friday briefed the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) of the measures that have been implemented by the government to prevent further deterioration of the situation and to bring back normalcy to the areas affected by the communal violence in the Aluthgama area.

UNHCR commends SL

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Sri Lanka has commended the government on its efforts made in reintegrating returning internally displaced persons since the end of civil conflict in 2009.

US creating a Taliban in Sri Lanka: Champika

Similar to how the United States nurtured Taliban, which later targeted strategic locations in New York, US Ambassador Michele J. Sison is nurturing the Sri Lankan Jihadist groups thus jeopardizing the security of not only Sri Lanka and the US but of the entire world, Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka said.

Legal constraints prevent revealing names

The government in Parliament today declined to reveal the names of Cabinet and non Cabinet Ministers accused of bribery charges since 2005, due to legal constraints.

Rs.41 million to sustain 38 presidential consultants

The Government has spent as much as Rs.41 million to sustain 38 officials appointed as consultants to President Mahinda Rajapaksa on various subjects during the past three years, Parliament was informed today.

Gallows

Bogambara Prison was officially handed over to the Government for development today and the event was attended by President Mahinda Rajapaksa. President is seen inspecting the gallows during his visit to the prison premises. Picture courtesy President’s Media

48-hour water cut in Colombo

A 48- hour water cut will be imposed in several areas in Colombo from Friday to Sunday, due to construction work being carried out at the Battaramulla-Polduwa Bridge, the National Water Supple and Drainage Board said.

U.S denies any agreement allowing SL to import Iran crude via third parties

The United States denied on Friday that it had any agreement with Sri Lanka to allow Colombo to import Iranian crude oil through third parties, avoiding Western sanctions aimed at curbing Iran's nuclear program

Army Chief orders inquiry into soldier’s conduct

Army Commander Daya Ratnayake has directed to immediately commence investigations into the conduct of a soldier in Mangalaeliya area in Puttalum over his involvement in an alleged sexual misconduct with a girl in the area.

UK remains concerned over sexual violence in SL

Britain has expressed concern over reports of a culture of impunity for rape and sexual violence in Sri Lanka and a lack of support for victims as well as over reports of the use of sexual violence as a means of torture in custody.

Lankan sues Malaysia Airlines for $250,000

An elderly Sri Lankan woman who set out on an overseas holiday to visit family in Sri Lanka ended up with a broken leg before she even made it to her home country.

Fact-finding mission in the zoo

A group of UNP MPs visited the Dehiwela zoo today on a fact-finding mission after they were informed by experts that several issues concerning with the wellbeing of the animals in the zoo. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana

Stop student suppression

The students of the Sri Jayawardenapura University conducted a protest march from outside the University premises along the High Level road up to Nugegoda Junction demanding that the suppression of students be stopped. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja

Video: UNP goes to Zoo

The main opposition United National Party (UNP) said today that it was the responsibility of the government to look into the wellbeing of not only human beings but also the animals in zoos.

SL 105 in Peace Index

Sri Lanka was ranked 105 among the 162 countries in the Global Peace Index, 2014 put out by the Institute for Economics and Peace. Sri Lanka was ranked 110 last year.

Facebook comes back online after half-hour outage

Facebook experienced an outage this morning that meant users around the globe were unable to log on to the world's largest social network for 30 minutes

Khuram murder: DNA match - Expert

DNA tests obtained from the productions collected from the crime scene in Tangalle have matched with the blood samples of former Tangalle Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Sampath Chandrapushpa Vidanapathirana, a key accused in the Khuram Sheik murder case.