The land in which gems were found recently in Kataragama was successfully auctioned for mining purposes by the National Gem and Jewellery Authority today. The Athourity had earned a total of Rs.270.9 Million for 29 blocks of land to be used for gem m

Australia scored 280 for the loss of six wickets setting the Lankans a target of 281 after electing to bat first when Michael Clarke won the toss. Peter Forrest top scored with 104. He together with Clarke put on a stand of 144 for the third wicket

The Bakery Owner's Association stated that the price of bread would be increased by Rs.5 from midnight

Colombo High Court Judge Kumudinie Wickramasinghe ordered the Director General of Customs and the Registrar of Pesticides to appear personally before court on March 2, 2012 to show cause as to why fertiliser containing arsenic were released for impor

The Colombo Fort magistrate a short while ago ordered the news Directors of the Sirasa Media Network, Swarnawahini, Derana and ITN to present video footage to the CCD regarding the protest organised by the UNP and several other parties on February 17

Sri Lankan High commissioner in India, P. Kariyawasam, said on Thursday that the Sri Lankan navy never fires at Indian fishermen, who sometimes wander into their boundary

Michael Clarke won the toss and Australia will bat first against Sri Lanka in Hobart, but they will be without Shane Watson after he was left out of the side. Watson has not played for Australia this home summer and the selectors decided to ease him

In what appeared to be another diplomatic row with the United States, Sri Lanka’s permanent mission in Geneva has written to member states of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) alerting them against an email purported to have origi

A retail trader, who was accused of selling cigarettes to an under-aged boy at an outlet in Galle Road, Colombo 3, was ordered to pay a fine of Rs.1,500 by the Colombo Fort Magistrate yesterday

The Government informed Parliament yesterday that it was ready to move a legislative amendment to give life to the National Action Plan for Protection and Promotion of Human Rights

In what appeared to be another diplomatic row between the United States and Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka’s permanent mission in Geneva has written  to member states against the US propaganda that Sri Lanka had closely worked with the US in draftin

Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament yesterday that his party was willing to participate in the proposed Parliamentary Select Committee aimed at finding a political solution to the national question, if the LLRC report was discussed

Activities in all universities were crippled today as non-academic staff members launched a countrywide strike demanding higher wages and other perks, threatening to continue their strike from February 29 onwards if the government fails to meet their

Opposition and UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament today that his party  is willing to participate in the Parliamentary Select Committee appointed to fund a political solution to the national issue if the LLRC report is discussed in

India has exported about 500,000 tonnes of sugar so far in the current marketing year, which started from October 2011, mainly to Africa, Sri Lanka and Australia, a top industry official said today

The Colombo Traffic Court today fined and jailed a trishaw driver who was guilty of obtaining a new driving license from the Department of Motor Traffic after his driving license was impounded by Court. On November 24, 2011

A Sri Lankan housemaid stabbed to death her employer at the latter's house near Beirut airport on Thursday, security sources said

The constituent parties of the government today said it would bring hundreds of thousands of people to Colombo on Monday in support of the government to thwart the US, UK and Canada led attempt to pass a resolution against Sri Lanka at the annual UNH

The state owned sugar companies at Sevenagala and Pelwatte will resume operations on March 5 after the take-over from private ownership, Productivity Promotion Minister Lakshman Seneviratne said today

A 28-year-old man who had allegedly married five young women during a period of eight months and lived with them was arrested today by the Chilaw police

Inspector General of Police (IGP) N.K. Illangakone has taken steps to minimise the difficulties faced by the public especially at police stations when they seek to take copies of certain documents filed by the police

The Police Headquarters stated today that 22 Senior Superintendents of Police (SSP’s) had been promoted as Deputy Inspector General’s (DIG’s) of police with immediate effect

Abu Dhabi airport customs authorities seized 7.4 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine with two passengers who tried to smuggle the drugs

A Sri Lankan delegation will travel to Somalia next week to negotiate the release of six Sri Lankan fishermen abducted by Somali pirates. The Somali pirates, who have demanded the meeting with the Sri Lankans

A top UN peacekeeping committee on Wednesday barred a Sri Lankan general accused of carrying out a military onslaught against civilians.

The Census and Statistics Department yesterday asked the people to ensure that they get counted at the countrywide population census between February 27 to March 21

Non-academic university staff will go on a 48 hour countrywide strike starting today (Thursday) in protest against the government’s failure to provide higher wages and benefits to them, unions said

Sri Lanka yesterday scotched speculation in diplomatic circles here in Geneva that the country had agreed with the United Stated to draft the proposed resolution to be presented at the upcoming sessions of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNH

Dengue mosquitoes have spread to other parts of the country from Colombo by the mosquitoes hitching rides on vehicles that come to Colombo city and are left parked for some time, a health ministry study has revealed

In response to our story on Wednesday February 22 under the headline ‘Arabian Light fuel to replace Iranian Oil' Minister of Petroleum Industries Susil Premajayantha yesterday said the government had not stopped buying fuel from Iran