JVP member Anura Kumara Dissanayake charged today that the government is trying to kill detained General Sarath Fonseka by not providing him proper medical treatment. However the military denied the charge

Election monitors have lodged a complaint with the Elections Commission stating that Radio channels have been launched in the East to carry out propaganda of candidates contesting the polls, violating election laws

A full scale investigation is underway over the murder of a school boy in Chavakachcheri, Jaffna who was earlier abducted for ransom allegedly by three of his class mates who are now in police custody. The body of the youth was found yesterday

An arrest warrant has been issued by the international police also known as INTERPOL for Kanthalingam Premaragi, the head of the Tamil Rehabilitation Organization (TRO) which was known to be an aid group funding the LTTE

Lightning struck a row of small houses in Elpitiya this afternoon injuring seven people. The injured were rushed to the Balapitiya hospital for treatment. The department of meteorology warned people to take precautions from the threat of ligh

Negotiations to secure the release of the 23 Sri Lankan crew members of a ship hijacked by Somali pirates is still continuing, the Foreign Ministry said as media reports indicated the hijacked vessel had now reached the shores of Somalia

A top US military official says the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba militant group, predominately a threat to India, is now fast expanding operations to other South Asian countries including Sri Lanka

The Akon concert which was to be held in Colombo is likely to be shifted to the Maldives and the organizers are already having talks to that effect. Last minute talks are also still underway with authorities to have Akon perform in Colombo

A suspected supporter and financer of the LTTE has been arrested in Germany and was produced in Court, the German media reported today. He had reportedly been collecting funds for the LTTE since 2002 in Germany.

A section of the Galle road between Colpetty and Galle face is temporarily closed as monks of the Bhikku Union of the Colombo University and the police are involved in a standoff, with the monks attempting to reach Temple Trees.

The whereabouts of Dhanuna Tillekaratne, the son in law of General Sarath Fonseka is still unknown despite a Rs. one million reward being offered which could lead to his arrest, the police said.

Trincomalee District Assistant Elections Commissioner M.M. Nishantha Dinipriya today charged that the police had failed to remove illegal election propaganda material displayed in the Trincomalee area despite earlier assurances

The Colombo Fort Magistrate today ordered the Administrative Director of Sirasa to hand over the video footage of the entire attack on the MTV/MBC network to the police to conduct further investigations and arrest the suspects involved.

A lady who supplied food to a school in Vavunaitivu, Batticaloa has been arrested after over 70 children fell ill and were hospitalized yesterday with suspected food poisoning, police spokesman S.P Jayakody told Daily Mirror online.

The Tamil Nadu police arrested 23 Sri Lankan Tamil refugees from different parts of the State for allegedly trying to flee to Sri Lanka yesterday. A sum of Indian Rs.5,000 was collected from these Sri Lankan Tamil refugees to drop them at S

The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) in Sri Lanka has suspended the distribution of shelter cash grants to displaced returnees due to shortfalls in funding. The agency said that the funding was suspended from the 8th of thi

A Sri Lanka national who is a resident of Bahrain, has been held under detention orders pending further investigations over suspicions she was allegedly involved in anti state activities, police spokesman S P Preshantha Jayakody said. 

The Mount Lavinia Court has revalidated the warrant that had been issued for the arrest of Cecilia Kothelawala over her involvement in the misappropriation of Rs.26 billion of depositors’ money of the Golden Key Credit Card Company

A top Japanese official has rejected an invitation by the UN to be part of an expert panel to advice UN Secretary General Ban ki-moon on issues related to the human rights situation in Sri Lanka, Diplomatic sources told Daily Mirror online.

The government will introduce constitutional reforms soon after the new parliament convenes on April 22 including the re-introduction of the Executive Committee system enabling all MPs to participate in decision making.

The JVP claimed today that General Sarath Fonseka, who is in military detention, was in poor health after developing breathing difficulties as a result of a cough and urged the government to provide him with place with better ventilation.

An Indian national, a resident of Chennai, has been arrested by the police crimes division in Kantala with fake identification papers, the police said adding that he has now been remanded till next month pending further investigations.

UN Chief Ban ki-moon says that his Chief of staff Vijay Nambiar and Sri Lanka’s Permanent Representative to the UN Dr. Palitha Kohona are currently working on the composition of the panel of experts which will advice him on Lanka

The 23 member Sri Lankan crew of the ship hijacked by Somali pirates off the coast of Oman yesterday are in good health and efforts are now underway to secure their release, the Foreign Ministry said.

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) questioned businessman Tiran Alles this afternoon on the death of Sunday Leader Editor Lasantha Wickramatunga over a phone conversation he had with Lasantha just before he was killed last year

The UNP filed a writ application before the Court of Appeal today challenging the conduct of the polls chief and sought an interim order on him to inform Court of any person or institution that refuses to obey and respect guidelines

The Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) has taken over the investigations from the Homagama police into the disappearance of journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda, Police spokesman S.P Jayakody told reporters this evening.

The CID questioned JVP parliamentary group leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake for the second time today. CID sleuths have asked about campaign funds received by Retired Gen. Sarath Fonseka during the Presidential Election.

The organizers of the Akon concert said they have sought government approval to go ahead with the concert next month minus the R&B singer as several other artistes were also due to perform at the ‘Super Fest 2010’ in which Akon was to

Sri Lanka has expressed deep concerns on the current deteriorating humanitarian situation in Palestine and other Occupied Palestinian Territories and called on the parties concerned to maintain restraint and help advance the peace process