The LLRC report has been handed over to President Mahinda Rajapaksa by the Chairman of LLRC C.R. De Silva a short while ago at Temple Trees.

In a confidence gaining initiative, Sri Lankan authorities on Saturday began issuing birth certificates to children of Tamil refugees who have been living in Ramanathapuram camps.

MDMK general secretary Vaiko on Saturday charged that the Centre was keen on the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) since it had planned to supply a portion of power generated from the project to Sri Lanka.

A T56 assault rifle belonging to a police constable who was on foot patrol in the Middeniya town was taken away by two unidentified men who came in a motorbike

Almost 4,000 Sri Lankans are returning to their country after years in refugee camps in southern India. Hundreds of thousands of people were displaced during the conflict between the government and the separatist Tamil Tigers during the country's

"No one. May be with exception of Gotabaya Rajapaksa, but he's the only person I can mention who thought LTTE could be defeated militarily" Eric Solheim was quoted as saying in the Norwegian analysis report -'Pawns of Peace'

Two sisters who were studying at their home were killed when a wall of a building that was under construction collapsed last evening

International Cricket Council (ICC) president Sharad Pawar yesterday joined the Indian cricket board (BCCI) in dismissing former player Vinod Kambli's claims of possible corruption in India's 1996 World Cup semi-final loss to Sri Lanka.

A Sri Lankan immigrant working the overnight shift at a 24-hour adult video store in the shadow of the Gowanus Expressway in Brooklyn was killed early Saturday in a violent encounter with a man in the store, the authorities said.

Sri Lanka on Saturday praised India for successfully managing ethnic diversities in a federal democratic framework.

A quake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale was reported in the sea 300 kilometres away from Galle a little while ago, but the tsunami alert centre of the met department said there was no tsunami or other threats to Sri Lanka due to this development

Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, the son of slain Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, has been captured in the Libyan desert after weeks on the run, senior military commanders said Saturday.

The government is to introduce a pension scheme for nearly 100,000 farmers in the country where each farmer is expected to receive Rs.1000 per month

Ten persons including a man in robes were arrested inside the Uhana forest reserve in Ampara this morning while they were excavating an archeological site, Police spokesman Ajith Rohana said 

Sports Minister Ajay Maken wants the match-fixing claims made by former cricketer Vinod Kambli investigated by the BCCI and says his Ministry might step in if the Cricket Board doesn't order a probe.

India is concerned over the enactment of the expropriation Act introduced by the Sri Lankan government because some Indian companies have also been listed for acquisition under this Act, informed sources said yesterday.

The high-powered delegation led by Sri Lanka’s Western Province Gov. Alavi Mowlana met the tribal leaders of the Otaibi family on Thursday to seek pardon for Rizana Nafeek.

Sri Lankans and foreigners will have the rare opportunity of engaging in sporting events along the Southern Expressway today and tomorrow before it is opened to vehicular traffic on November 27.

A British company, which is an investment partner of Sevenagala Sugar Industries Ltd has decided to challenge the government’ expropriation bill at the World Bank-affiliated Investment Dispute Settlement Unit in Washington, sources close to the

A tense situation prevailed outside the Colombo High Court in Hulftsdorp yesterday before and after the judgement was delivered in the White flag case.

Given its proximity to one of the busiest sea lanes in the world, Sri Lanka has embarked on a plan to expand its Navy with Indian support to tackle the twin challenges of piracy and narco-terrorism.

Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin rubbished claims by his ex-teammate Vinod Kambli that the 1996 World Cup semi-final against Sri Lanka at the Eden Gardens could have been fixed.

Sri Lanka's Minister of Industry and Commerce Rishad Bathiudeen is urging businessmen in the Gulf countries to increase investments in his country, particularly in tourism.

Police found explosives contained in five small hand grenades when they were hidden inside a roof of a building in the New Arts Center of the Sri Jayawardenapura University

Six persons including four females drowned while bathing in the Avarathota Tank in Giriulla a short while ago, police media spokesman Ajith Rohana said

The main opposition United National Party (UNP) today said hell had broken loose after the passing of the controversial Revival of Underperforming Enterprises and Under-utilised Assets Bill, forcing the government to come up with different tunes from

It is learnt that former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka would seek legal advice on appealing against the decision of the Trial-at-bar judgment in the White Flag case to the Court of Appeal

Custom officers at the airport were able to nab a Sri Lankan who attempted to smuggle thirty satellite receivers into the country this morning.

The First ever braille newspaper in Sri Lanka, 'Wijeya Braille' was launched today at the School for Visually Impaired in Ratmalana by Wijeya Newspapers Ltd., the mother company of the Daily Mirror Updated

Yal Devi, the popular Northern line express train from Fort to Jaffna will resume its run after 20 years between the two main cities in the end of 2013 once the track between Pallai and KKS was restored by the Indians in two years, Transport Minister