Red sandalwood smuggle detected

The Customs Revenue Task Force (RTF) officers are seen inspecting the sandlewood container which was seized this mornining. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja

Video: Govt. trying to ban Facebook - UNP

United National Party (UNP) parliamentarian Harin Fernando today charged that the Government fearing an anti-government uprising by the people was planning to ban Facebook using as an excuse a few controversial incidents that happened among the youth recently

Video: SC overrules Appeal Court order in Shirani B case

A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court today quashed the Court of Appeal order, which held that the Parliament Select Committee (PSC) decision to impeach the then Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayaka was null and void

Container-full of Red Sandalwood seized

A container carrying a load of Red Sandalwood worth Rs.220 million was detected by the Customs Revenue Task Force at the Orugodawatta Container Yard this morning, Customs spokesman Leslie Gamini said

Kotalawala College Principal transferred

The principal of Sir John Kotalawala College has been transferred temporarily to the Kurunegala Zonal Education office under the approval of North Western Province Chief Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara today, North Western Province education Ministry secretary said

Showers expected in next 24 hours

Showers will be expected during the next 24 hours in the Northern, North-Central, Eastern and Uva provinces and in the Hambantota district, the Meteorology Department said

Fire destroys 22 shops

Twenty two shops were completely destroyed after a fire broke out in a tyre shop in Pundaluoya town yesterday, police said. Police said the fire was occurred in the tyre shop at first and spread to other shops nearby

Murali bowls for national unity

Cricketing legend and spin bowling wizard Muttiah Muralitharan who is part of a movement to promote national unity said yesterday if the communities in the country desired a Sri Lankan identity and live as one nation devoid of mistrust they must bridge the language gap

We respect India SC’s verdict on Rajiv’s killers-SL

Sri Lanka today said it respects the Indian Supreme Court's ruling that barred Tamil Nadu from freeing seven persons, including two Sri Lankan nationals, convicted for the 1991 assassination of Rajiv Gandhi. "Whatever our private views may be we have to respect the judicial process.

Duminda to be charged

Colombo Additional Magistrate Priyantha Liyanage today observed the presence of a prima facie case against MP Duminda Silva and 12 others in the killing of presidential advisor Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra and four others and causing grievous injuries to his bodyguard

Video: IUSF protest

The Inter University Students Federation (IUSF) today staged a protest march from the Visual and Performing Arts University to the University Grants Commission (UGC) urging the authorities to concerned keep the duration of the Allied Health Sciences (AHS) degree course unaltered at four years instead of reducing it to three. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja

Video: Corrupt Chinese Co. given port city project - Harsha

United National Party (UNP) parliamentarian and well-known economist Harsha de Silva today accused the government of having sold a sea area of 576 acres near the Colombo Port to Chinese Company, which was debarred by the World Bank for corrupt practices

Hirunika tells don’t vote for beauty

United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) candidate Hirunika Premachandra, who is contesting the elections to the Western Provincial Council, today asked people not to vote for beauty

Video: Police asks FB users to be cautious

In the light of several suicides in recent times, Police have advised students and others to exercise caution and self-restraint when accessing the Facebook and uploading photographs to the social media network

Video: Make her win: Deputy Minister

The best way to take revenge from the killing of the former Presidential adviser Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra is to place Hirunika Premachandra among the top in the upcoming Provincial Council Elections, the Deputy Minister of Buddha Sasana said.

Video: Tunnel under Kandy

Under the Strategic Cities Development Project the government was planning to build a three kilometer tunnel in the Kandy city to ease the prevailing traffic congestion, Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said today ???

Challenges continue in SL: UK

Britain said that it noted the continuing challenges including finding a durable solution for the remaining IDPs in Sri Lanka and the problems faced by single women and women heads of households, including from sexual violence

Video: Anoma in election campaign

Democratic Party Leader Sarath Fonseka’s wife Anoma Fonseka took part at a party election campaign for the upcoming Western Provincial Council. She was seen distributing party contester’s leaflets in Maharagama today. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana

SC stays TN govt's move to release Rajiv Gandhi's killers

The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the release of convicts by the Tamil Nadu government in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.

Three Police officers suspended over assault

Three Police officers attached to the Minuwangoda Police station were suspended pending an inquiry on the death of woman who had intervened to stop her son being allegedly assaulted by these police officers, Police headquarters said.

Centre moves SC to stop release of Rajiv Gandhi's killers

The Union government on Thursday moved the Supreme Court against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's move to free the killers of Rajiv Gandhi

Student assaults school Principal

A 16-year-old student studying at the Sewanapitiya School in Welikanda was arrested today for having allegedly assaulted the School Principal this morning

Fast over cattle slaughter called off

The Sinhala Ravaya last night called off its anti-cattle slaughter campaign held outside the Fort Railway station after President Mahinda Rajapaksa assured he would take necessary action on this matter

Cabraal urges pray-pal offerings

Sri Lanka's central bank boss urged temples Wednesday to go hi-tech and accept electronic cash from worshippers as he blamed the custom of offering prayer money for a coin shortage

Video: Ban Ki-moon's invited for youth conference in May

Minister Dullas Alahapperuma who met UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on February 18 has invited him for a youth conference to be held in May, the Inner City Press reported

Katchatheevu issue: SC grants time to Karunanidhi to respond

The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted four weeks time to DMK president M. Karunanidhi to file his response to the Centre’s reply that Katchatheevu could not be retrieved from Sri Lanka as pleaded by him in his writ petition

SL rejects Pillay’s call for intern’l inquiry

The government has sent its response to the report by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem Pillay, rejecting her call for an international inquiry into the allegations of human rights violations and accountability issues during the latter part of the war, Daily Mirror learns

Police call for ban on full face helmets

Following the Rs. 20 million robbery of a jewellery and money exchange centre in Negombo by armed men wearing full face helmets, the need for implementation of the law against wearing such helmets has arisen

Video: Seeking justice

Ousted Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake visited the Colombo Magistrate’s Court today, in order to face the charges presented to her by the Bribery Commission.  Lawyers of the Chief Justice who was controversially impeached last year alleged that the government was on a witchhunt against her. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana

Video: SF says his party prevented from campaigning

Democratic Party Leader Sarath Fonseka today complained to the Elections Commissioner that his party had been deprived of the right to engage in election campaigning PICTURES