With fears of an increase in violence prior to the upcoming General elections, polls monitoring bodies have urged party leaders to arrest the trend with clashes among supporters of the same political party among the reported inciden

LTTE suicide bombers who moved to Colombo during the war do not pose a threat anymore but the Terrorist Investigations Department (TID) and the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) are probing their whereabouts, officials said

The government shrugged off allegations by the US that it committed human rights violations during and after the war, stating that the US should focus its attention on progress made in the north and east rather than criticizing Sri Lanka all the t

Shantidevi (name changed), a Sri Lankan refugee, committed self-immolation after a Indian police Sub Inspector allegedly outraged her modesty inside the police station in Karur, Tamil Nadu on March 7, the Times of India reporte

UN Secretary General Ban ki-moon may rethink moves to appoint a panel of experts to advise him on Sri Lanka following stiff opposition expressed by the Non Aligned Movement (NAM) this week, UN sources told Daily Mirror online.

Former TNA MP M.K. Shivajilingam, told Daily Mirror, he has made arrangements to send the mother of slain LTTE Leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran to Canada where her daughter Vinothini Rajendran lives.

The Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) has deployed several teams to arrest those in connection with the drug racket that was recently ousted after police seized one of the largest stocks of heroin yesterday, PNB Director Sisira Mendis said.

Elections Commissioner Dayananda Dissanayaka has directed the IGP to confiscate buses displaying political banners and cut outs and remove all posters in the island by March 15, JVP MP Anura Kumara Dissanayaka said.

General Sarath Fonseka must appear before the court martial next week and face the proceedings without disputing that junior officers appointed in the panel was an illegal move, the Defence Ministry said today.

The United Nations is reviewing its refugee guidelines for Sri Lanka in a move that could see the Australian Government deny protection claims for the majority of asylum seekers heading to Australia.

Lawyers of Sarath Fonseka will appear before the court martial on Tuesday and challenge the legality of trying the former Army Chief before a bench comprising officers junior to him in rank, the JVP said. Fonseka will not appear for Tuesday's

Canada has urged Sri Lanka to lift the state of emergency imposed during the onslaught on the LTTE and has also urged Colombo to ease restrictions and work for reconciliation with the Tamil community.

The Terrorist Investigations Division (TID) is continuing investigating into the arrest of two customs officers early this week for releasing goods belonging to the LTTE in 2004 after it was found that the suspects had direct links with&

The US has blamed the government for being involved in human rights violations last year and has stated that Sri Lanka is yet to make progress into the killings of several high profile people who were murdered as the war came to its bloody end.

The Non Aligned Movement (NAM) has, in a letter to UN Secretary General Ban ki-moon, expressed concerns over moves to appoint a panel of experts to advice on accountability issues on Sri Lanka saying it could do more harm than good to

General Sarath Fonseka is to be produced before a court martial next week over seven charges including for engaging in politics while serving in the army and violating army regulations when procuring weapons.

The Colombo Fort Magistrate today issued an arrest warrant on the Judicial Medical Officer (JMO) for failing to submit a detailed post mortem report on B. Sivakumar the mentally unstable youth who was allegedly drowned by the police in Bambalapiti

The Democratic National Alliance (DNA) will file a case in the Colombo High Court this week, challenging the government’s decision to court martial former Army Commander General Sarath Fonseka (SF).

The Kalpitiya police seized 40 kg of herion in the early hours of today from Chilaw, the largest ever herion haul to be nabbed in Sri Lanka, police said. The value of the heroin is an estimated Rs. 240 million.

A clash has erupted in Badulla between supporters of A. Thondaman and Former Deputy Minister W. Suresh. Thondaman has alleged that Suresh tried to shoot him while the latter alleges that his office was attacked by Thondaman’s supporters.

Sri Lanka's Attorney General Mohan Peiris has said he was prepared to offer protection to any of the nation’s journalists who return to the country from exile, the US based media rights group, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton presented the Women of Courage award to Sri Lanka’s Jansila Majeed at a ceremony held at the US State Department in Washington, Wednesday. Majeed was among 10 recipients of the 2010 award..VIDEO

The government says senior officials will continue with their overseas visits as scheduled despite the threat posed by some LTTE lobbyists in the west. Minister Keheliya Rambukwella says the LTTE in the West pose a threat to ministe

A visiting British official today explained to Sri Lanka that UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband’s recent participation at the Global Tamil Forum conference in London was aimed at encouraging them to support efforts to achieve peace in Sri Lan

The government says there must be a surveillance mechanism to monitor the funds and activities of NGOs as there was information that many local and international NGOs were involved in domestic politics and other acts violating the country&r

The Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP) has demanded the implementation of the 13th amendment soon after the General Elections and has also rejected the Oslo Declaration, TMVP Spokesperson Azath Maulana told Daily Mirror online.

A Sri Lankan delegation will head to Brussels next week for talks with the European Union (EU) on the GSP plus trade concession and other issues. The EU has decided to withdraw GSP for Sri Lanka but has given time to negotiate and retain the facil

Elections Chief Dayananda Dissanayaka will hold a meeting with political party secretaries on Friday to discuss election related issues and the possibility of having foreign counting agents at the centers, an official at the Elections Departm

UN Chief Ban Ki-moon will appoint members to his expert committee only after UN Under Secretary General for Political Affairs Lynn Pascoe visits Sri Lanka to hold discussions with the government, a top UN official in New York told Daily Mirror online

An official from the British Foreign office is due in Sri Lanka for talks with Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama, the Foreign Ministry said and the recent controversy involving UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband is expected to figure in the discu