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.

Just days after street hawkers in the Kandy town were evicted by the authorities, illegal pavement hawkers in parts of Pettah in Colombo were also evicted. The hawkers say they were evicted without being given an alternate location.

Prime Minister D.M Jayaratna, who assumed duties at the Prime Minister's office this morning, called for unity among all the political parties in Sri Lanka order to defeat international pressure and develop the country 

The Walana Anti Vice Squad have arrested eleven men and four women for distributing drugs near schools, the police said. The raids were carried out in Maharagama, Grandpass, Maligawatta, Keselwatta and Kahathuduwa.

US Under Secretary of State for South and Central Asian affairs Robert Blake met President Mahinda Rajapaksa in Bhutan and discussed the developments in Sri Lanka following the recent elections, the President’s office said.

The government may bring amendments to the Constitution within the next month to allow three terms for an executive President to strengthen democracy and stabilize the government, a senior government source claimed today.

A meeting of the United National Front (UNF) alliance members headed by UNP leader Ranil Wickramasingha, held this evening to discuss the national list issue as well as the future of the alliance, ended in deadlock and is to continue tomorrow.

    A tense situation arose at the Belummahara Junction a this evening when local residents tried to set fire to a bus that mowed down and killed a 4 year old child and hospitalized the child’s mother.

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.