A family in Eppawala consisting of two children and their parents were found hacked to death at their residence. According to the police the bodies were receovered after neighbors complained of a strong stench emanating from the hou

A manager of a tourist hotel in Talpe, Galle has been taken into custody for allegedly sexually abusing a 14 year girl who was on vacation in Sri Lanka. The victim, a British national, was on a visit to Sri Lanka with her parents and was staying a

The government has decided to reduce the price of diesel, petrol and kerosene in the Jaffna peninsula by Rs.3 with immediate effect. The decision was taken during the Cabinet meeting held in Killinochi this morning.

A mini tornado struck parts of the island early this morning damaging homes and uprooting trees. Officials in Bingiriya said that 26 houses were damaged in the tornado and two children were also injured. VIDEO

A water cut will take effect in parts of Colombo from 12 noon today to 12 noon tomorrow owing to a damaged water pipe connected to the Ambatale water distribution line, the national water supply and drainage board said.

The first cabinet meeting to be held in Kilinochchi got underway a short while ago at the security forces headquarters in Kilinochchi chaired by President Mahinda Rajapaksa. All the Cabinet Ministers are attending the meeting

A group of Sri Lankans staged a protest outside the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva yesterday calling on UN Secretary General Ban ki-moon to dissolve the three member advisory panel he appointed on Sri Lanka.

The police women and child’s bureau has received over 50 complaints against the social networking website Facebook. According to the bureau the complaints include individuals copying pictures of Facebook account holders and creating indecent im

A gang of drug addicts are suspected to be responsible for the recent string of murders and thefts carried out against beggars in Colombo as the daily cash collection of the beggars had been stolen according to police sources.VIDEO

Cabinet is scheduled to meet tomorrow at the former residence of slain LTTE political head S.P Thamilchelvam which was also used as the LTTE Head Office at one time, Government Minister C.B. Ratnayake told Daily Mirror online.

Summons has been issued on a Chief Magistrate and four Senior CID Officers to be present in Court on October 04 to give evidence at the special High Court hearing on the killing of twenty nine people including Major General Janaka Perera

A Sri Lankan residing in Uganda was among the 74 killed in the twin bombings that occurred in Uganda last Sunday, a spokesperson for the External Affairs Ministry told Daily Mirror online. A militant group has claimed responsibility for the blast&

The picture shows fishermen processing dry fish at the Puttalam beach. The Puttalam fishermen claim that it’s cheaper to buy fish from areas such as Trincomalee and Mannar and process them rather than buying the fish from Puttalam which is e

The Railway department today warned the public of a gang operating onboard long distance trains who befriend commuters and steal their belongings after they are drugged. These gangs were mostly known to target families on pilgrimage

The Tamil Nadu government has provided security for the Sri Lankan Deputy High Commission in Chennai which has come under threat from pro-LTTE elements and various other groups including Tamil political parties opposing Sri Lanka. 

The Attorney General today indicted the mother of Danuna Tilakaranthne over money laundering charges. She has been ordered to appear in court on August 5th to face these charges.

UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe is to hold talks with opposition political parties represented in Parliament on changing the constitution and replacing the Executive Presidency with an Executive Prime Minister responsible to the legislature.

A 60 year old man in Ambalanthota has been arrested over the rape of a 10 year old child and is to be produced in Court today, the Ambalanthota police said. The girl was raped when she had visited a store operated by the suspect.

A disgruntled soldier opened fire while on duty in Serunuwera, Trincomalee late last night killing one and injuring three others, including a lieutenant and a civilian, the Serunuwara police said. The suspect had fled together with his weapon followi

Paul German psychic Octopus is retiring after predicting successfully Spain will win the Football World Cup 2010. Paul won worldwide attention as he called all of Germany’s games right including its semifinal defeat by Spain VIDEO

 The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) will conduct a tsunami drill today in coastal areas vulnerable to tsunamis, DMC Director Brigadier (ret) N. B Weragama said. The drill will be conducted in 14 coastal districts at 3pm this afternoon, Wera

President Mahinda Rajapaksa and UNP leader Ranil Wickramasinghe have agreed to continue talks on constitutional reforms and reached a consensus today in principle to abolish the executive presidency and replace it with an executive premiershi

A green anaconda housed at the Dehiwela National Zoological Gardens gave birth to 23 healthy baby anacondas last night. The last time the Anaconda gave birth was two years ago but the babies died of a bacterial infection.

Tamil Film director and founder of Naam Thamizhar Iyakkam Seeman was arrested in Chennai today for his alleged inflammatory speech at a protest on Sri Lanka recently. A case was filed against him under Sec IPC 153 for inciting violence.

The country representative of the United Nations (UN) in Sri Lanka Neil Buhne left for New York yesterday after he was recalled for consultations by UN secretary General Ban k-moon over the situation in Sri Lanka, UN sources told Daily Mirror online.

Fresh talks between the Sri Lankan government and a delegation of the European Union (EU) held last Friday has yet to yield a breakthrough on extending the GSP plus trade benefits for Sri Lanka which will expire in just over a month.

The Hikkaduwa National Park has launched an investigation into the sudden death of fish in the Kuda-kalapu river which is a main water source for the Madhu river, the caretaker of the Hikkaduwa National Park Asanka Gunawardene said. 

The Colombo Fort Magistrate today rejected a request by General Sarath Fonseka to telephone his daughter who is in the United States. The Magistrate rejected the request saying it is not a facility provided to a suspect under remand.

The mid wives at the Jaffna hospital have come to duty to the hospital wearing blank bands protesting over the alleged murder of a mid wife. The mid wife was allegedly murdered by a doctor last week.

Aid agencies competing against each other wasted most of the funds given for tsunami relief efforts to Sri Lanka following the 2004 disaster, a research report commissioned by AusAID has said according to The Australian newspaper.