President Mahinda Rajapaksa, addressing the UPFA May Day rally in Colombo today, invited the opposition to supporting the government to develop the country and urged them not to oppose everything for the sake of opposing.

The Upuveli police in Trincomalee today arrested a group of treasure hunters and also recovered priceless artifacts including a golden miniature stupa, bangles and other valuable items. The arrest was carried out by a special police team.

The report compiled by the committee investigating the incidents which led to the re-poll in Nawalapitiya was handed over to the President after his return from the SAARC summit, government sources told Daily Mirror online.

Several areas including Attanagalla, Rajagiriya, Maharagama and some roads in Fort were flooded late last night and today due to the heavy rain fall experienced in many parts of the island last night. The highest rainfall was recorded fr

Several residents in parts of Puttalam today obstructed engineers setting up cables connecting wind turbines to transformers, saying the cables were too close to other power lines and posed a threat to the general public in the area.

Brigadier Duminda Keppetiwalana former aide of General Fonseka who was arrested with four other Army high rankers for allegedly conspiring to over throw the government was granted bail by the Colombo Chief Magistrate today.

The EU is concerned about the continuation of Emergency Regulations and the detention of General Fonseka, but is not in a position to dictate to Sri Lanka on domestic affairs, Head of the delegation of the EU Commission, Bernard Savage said.

The UNP has charged that Sri Lanka is facing an economic crisis as a result of the of mismanagement of the present government. Gampaha district UNP MP Ruwan Wijewardene said that the government is not in a position to present the annual budget.

A suspect has been remanded and four others taken into custody after a scam conducted through marriage proposal advertisements in local papers came to light. The Police Fraud Bureau said that further investigations are being carried out.

Three of the seven suspects who were remanded in April in connection with the Angulana double murder have been released by the Mount Lavinia Courts today. Four others including the former OIC of the Angulana police post were further remanded

The army will be gradually withdrawn from private properties in the Jaffna peninsula, Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa said while on tour to Jaffna this morning. The Defence Secretary also opened a war memorial at Elephant Pass.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh discussed the resettlement process in Sri Lanka as well as efforts towards a political solution during talks between the two leaders in Thimpu, Bhutan this evening.

Make or break talks between the United National Front (UNF) leaders, which were scheduled to be held this evening has been postponed till tomorrow afternoon, informed sources told Daily Mirror.

The election petition filed by General Sarath Fonseka challenging the election of Mahinda Rajapaksa as the President of Sri Lanka was fixed by the the Supreme Court to be heard before a five-member Supreme Court bench on July 5.

The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) will decide tomorrow on a request by gas companies to review the price of domestic gas following discussions held today, CAA Chairman Rumy Marzook told Daily Mirror online this evening.

Over 100 monkeys in Lunugala faced disappointment when their pranks came to an end after they were caught by the authorities for stealing food and annoying residents of the area. The monkeys were captured after a special raid was conducted

Several people who turned up today to collect their refund for the Akon concert which was scheduled to be held in Colombo but was later cancelled, were in for a rude shock when the organizers failed to turn up at a Colombo hotel to return the mone

UNP MP Sajith Premadasa has proposed to UNP Leader Ranil Wickramasingha that internal elections should be held within the party to elect suitable persons for the party’s senior posts at the national level, informed sources said.

The Indian government has agreed to assist the development of the Palali airport and the Kankasanthurei harbor. This agreement was reached when the Indian High Commissioner Ashok. K. Kanth met the new Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratna this afternoon.

A Chinese national working in the Norochcholai Coal Power plant was arrested by the Mundalama police for allegedly raping a 14 year old school girl. The suspect was arrested by a special police team after the victim's parents lodged a com

The Military will decide if to go ahead with the Court Martial (CM) against former Army Commander General Sarath Fonseka next Tuesday as scheduled despite it clashing with Parliament proceedings or postpone it for a later date or time.

Deputy Media Minister Mervyn Silva, who assumed duties at his Ministry in Colombo today, made a pledge to resign from his new post if there are allegations against him and if such allegations are proven to be true.

The government hopes to resettle all the remaining Internally Displaced People (IDP) who are in IDP camps at Vavuniya within a period of six months, Newly appointed Minister of Resettlement Milroy Fernando said.

A group of UNP members of the Central Provincial Council (CPC) held a “secret” meeting in Kandy today where UNP leader Ranil Wickramasingha drew flak over his appointment of the Leader of the opposition in the Central Provincial Coun

Gas companies have sought a price hike in the 12.5 kg domestic gas with effect from the 1st of May. The consumer affairs authority will meet tomorrow to review the price of gas under the present formula where the price is reviewed every two months

A head on collision between a passenger bus and a lorry at Ibulpe in Balangoda this evening killed four people and injured at least 40 others, Police spokesman SP Pryshantha Jayakody said.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa, in his address at the 16th SAARC Summit at Thimphu, Bhutan this evening urged the South Asian grouping to be more bold and strive to avoid externally induced rigid solutions from the West

Make or break talks between the Democratic Peoples Front (DPF) and the United National Front (UNF) held today is set to continue tomorrow with DPF leader Mano Ganeshan also expected to participate at the discussion

Pakistani Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani today called on President Mahinda Rajapakse and the two leaders agreed to promote their relations in all the fields especially in defence, trade and commerce, reports said.

The committee investigating the Nawalapitiya incidents recorded statements from UPFA candidates in the Kandy district and will record further statements from ‘outside parties’ today before handing over a report to the President.