Economic Development Minister and brother of President Mahinda Rajapakse, Basil Rajapakse was in for a shock today when a chimpanzee took a swipe at his face while he tried to shake it’s hand while touring the Dehiwala Zoo.

A TMVP delegation headed by Eastern Province Chief Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan is expected to leave for India next month to hold discussions with the Indian government over the TMVP’s policies, a party official told Daily Mirror o

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) conducted a search operation for Dahnuna Tillakaratna, the son-in-law of General Sarath Fonseka, at the Mihintale Rajamaha vihara Temple today. However the CID did not find anything.

A petition has been filed in Court seeking the “release” of missing freelance journalist and cartoonist of Lanka E-News Prageeth Ekniligoda. The Petition states that Prageeth Ekniligoda is being held under unlawful custody or de

Organizers of the Akon concert which was scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka last Saturday but later had to be cancelled, have begun refunding the cost of the tickets purchased. The rescheduled concert in the Maldives was also postponed.  

The United Nations has sought permission from the Sri Lankan government to facilitate a visit by UN Under Secretary General for Political Affairs Lynn Pascoe mid next month to discuss the developments in Sri Lanka

The international media rights group Reporters Without Borders expressed concerns over the appointment of Mervyn Silva as a Deputy Media Minister and called on Prime Minister D. M. Jayaratne to relieve him of his ministerial post.

Seven LTTE suspects were arrested by the authorities in the Netherlands, the Sri Lankan Ambassador in Netherlands, Grace Asirvathan, said. The arrest was made after an intensive study of the LTTE banned activities in the Netherlands.

Over 30 passengers have been hospitalized after a private bus plunged into the Jaya Ganga near Thalawa, Thammennawa Pirivena in Anuradhapura earlier this evening. Of the injured 10 are in serious condition

The Sri Lankan government, under the Mahinda Chintanaya, will follow a foreign policy based on non alignment, newly appointed Deputy Minister of External Affairs, Gitanjana Gunawardena said after assuming duties today.

The committee appointed by President Mahinda Rajapakse to inquire into the Nawalapitiya incidents will meet tomorrow to discuss the issues and will thereafter brief the President, UPFA General Secretary Susil Premajayantha said

UNP Leader Ranil Wickramasinghe has invited the DPF led by Mano Ganesan for talks to resolve the ongoing dispute between both parties after the DPF launched a scathing attack against the opposition for omitting Ganesan from the national list slot.

Petroleum Resources Minister Susil Premajayantha has suspended all payments by the Petroleum Resources Ministry and is to launch an audit into all the payments and purchases made by the Ministry up to 31st March.

Private bus operators have decided to ban begging in private buses from next month, President of the Private Bus Owners Association Gemunu Wijeyratna told reporters today. Gemunu added that a beggar earns approximately Rs. 5000 a day from passenge

Hundreds of pavement hawkers with unauthorized structures in the Kandy town were forcefully evicted by the army and police this morning, sources said. The hawkers did not fight back and were now seated on the pavement as a mark of protest&nbs

The possibility of a change in leadership has arisen in the UNP with the party expected to make some key changes during the course of this week. The changes would be finalized by the party at the working committee meeting

The Embilipitiya National School was closed today after teachers boycotted classes and took to the streets to protest against the assault on the school principal by a group of parents. The principal was assaulted over the failure to admit stu

The Thamil Makkal Viduthalai Pullikal (TMVP), which contested the recent General Elections independently and not with the government, will continue to be a constituent party of the UPFA alliance, a TMVP spokesman told Daily Mirror online.

Hundreds of Tamils today protested outside the bungalow of Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, shouting slogans against his decision to visit Sri Lanka as chief guest for the India International Films Awards (IIFA) function in July.

The JVP has criticised the appointment of the new cabinet by saying that in making the appointments it seemed there were attempts to appease some members while undercutting the others.

A Sri Lankan passenger on a flight from Singapore to Hong Kong was so enchanted by the flight attendants he couldn't resist touching their breasts and buttocks, a Singapore magistrate heard, the Standard reported.

A 17 year old girl in Gampola has succumbed to her injuries after she set herself ablaze for failing her O/Level examinations. According to her family, the victim had ambitions of becoming a doctor and was shocked when she did not get through.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa will hold talks with Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Sing during the sidelines of the SAARC summit in Bhutan this week, Sri Lanka's new External Affairs Minister Prof. G.L. Pieris told journalists in Colombo today.

Four men who illegally attempted to get electricity through the electric cables in Suriyawewa have died after being electrocuted, Police Media Spokesman SP Preshantha Jayakody said.

Hundreds of pavement hawkers in Kandy say they will oppose moves to forcefully evict them using military force tomorrow. Kandyan authorities however say they will be given an alternative place to continue their businesses. VIDEO

President Mahinda Rajapaksa will expand his new cabinet by five ministers but the government will still have far fewer members than the previous one, an official source said today

The DPF has slammed the UNP Leader and a few other members alleging they were behind the decision not to give Mano Ganesan a seat in parliament. President Rajapakse has telephoned Ganesan and expressed concern over his omission

Newly sworn in Foreign Minister Professor G.L. Peiris will undertake his first assignment with President Mahinda Rajapakse when the Sri Lankan delegation headed by the President leaves for Bhutan on Monday to attend the SAARC summit.

The French national arrested on Wednesday for trying to enter Jaffna without valid documents has been produced at the Vavuniya courts and released according to Police Spokesperson S.P Preshantha Jayakody.

A massive Sri Lankan celebration in Kuwait was interrupted after angry Kuwaitis claimed it violated Islamic rules. More than 5,000 Sri Lankans, including the Sri Lankan ambassador to Kuwait, had to leave the stadium after Islamists invad