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

Ex Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama says he will continue in politics and help the President achieve the nation’s goals both locally and internationally despite losing the elections. He says he will continue helping without asking f

CWC Leader Arumugam Thondaman is likely to get a portfolio tomorrow after his name was not included in today’s list of ministers, sources close to Thondaman said. President Mahinda Rajapakse is currently discussing the matter with him.

President Mahinda Rajapakse, in his new cabinet, has overlooked candidates from the UPFA who were selected to parliament at the recent elections from the Kandy District pending investigations over the Nawalapitiya incidents.

The European Union (EU) is of the opinion that the GSP plus issue is now in the hands of the Sri Lankan government and that Sri Lanka should implement all the conventions it is signatory to in order to regain the trade benefits.

Controversial Member of Parliament Mervyn Silva who was well know for his anti media stunts including the forceful entry into the state owned Rupavahini was sworn in today as the Deputy Media Minister before President Mahinda Rajapakse.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa, speaking to his new Cabinet after they took oaths a short while ago, urged them to set an example to the young UPFA Members of Parliament and also fulfill the expectations of the public.

The new cabinet took oaths in front of the President at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo a short while ago. Apart from the 37 member cabinet, 39 deputy ministers also took oaths. The ministries allocated were also announced.

The Police Narcotics Bureau together will conduct raids on night clubs and karaoke bars in the city with the police in order to keep a close eye on minors attending night clubs and consuming liquor.

The Polit Bureau and the Central Committee of the Democratic People’s Front (DPF) will meet tomorrow to take its final decision on the party's future relations with the United National Party (UNP), DPF Leader Mano Ganesan told Daily Mirror

The Colombo Fort Magistrate today ordered the Colombo Central Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) to investigate claims that the Fort police had video taped the lawyer of the DNA when they had gone to give a statement.

A five year old girl sustained injuries when a plastic bottle she picked from the road, exploded late last night in Boralesgamuwa. The bomb disposal squad had rushed to the scene to conduct investigations and revealed that it was a smoke bomb.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa will have talks with other political parties to implement constitutional changes, Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who is also a brother of the President said in an interview with Al Jazeera television AUDIO

Sri Lanka has warned that although the top LTTE leadership had been eliminated during the military campaign last year, the international network of the Tigers is intact and active with assets worth between US$ 3 billion and US$ 5 billion

Member of Parliament Sarath Fonseka speaking exclusively to Daily Mirror online via telephone said there was an attempt to slap a media censorship on his attendance in parliament today and he will raise this issue at the next parliament session AU

Prime Minister D. M. Jayaratne said that he had been offered the premiership twice before but did not get it due to political indifference. He also said that his appointment paper was valid for six years although it was up to the President to

The Colombo Fort Magistrate making a judgment today on the drowning of a youth in Bambalapitiya, said that it was clear, based on the available evidence, the youth was forced to drown by the suspects in custody including a police officer.

National Freedom Front (NFF) Leader Wimal Weerawansa has slammed UPFA General Secretary Susil Premajayantha claiming that he has become ‘swollen headed’ with power after the UPFA failed to allocate two national list slots for his party

The Democratic People’s Front (DPF) has split from the United National Front (UNF) over the failure by the Opposition Leader Ranil Wickramasinghe to allocate a national list slot for DPF Leader Mano Ganesan who had lost the recent General El

The new 225 member Parliament was sworn in this morning. The seventh parliament consists of 144 seats for the ruling UPFA while the UNP has 60 seats, ITAK 14 and the DNA of General Sarath Fonseka 7 seats.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who did not attend the new Parliament sessions today, was however seen in the Parliament premises this morning inside one of the boxes close to those used by the Parliament translators.