A Sri Lankan who attempted to smuggle 12 pieces of gold bars weighing 1500  grammes and  worth Rs. 7.5 million to Bombay was arrested this morning by Customs officers  at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), Customs media spok

The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) should make the human rights situation in Sri Lanka a priority. CMAG, a rotating group of foreign ministers from eight Commonwealth countries, will meet in New York on September 27, 2013

India making a statement at the 24th session of the Human Rights Council, said that it encourages the UN Human Rights Commissioner to “continue to provide advice and technical assistance to Sri Lanka in accordance with” the Council’

Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya decided yesterday to transfer the Puttalam district Assistant Elections Commissioner to Colombo with effect from October 1, the Elections Department said

Due to the ongoing excavations on the outer circular road of the Southern Expressway for the purpose of laying 200 watt transmission lines between Pannipitiya and Biyagama, the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) says it had intended to impose two hour po

Opposition and UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe in conversation with some Buddhist Monks who staged a demonstration today in support of him in front of UNP head quarters Sirikotha. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana

The United States today said the absence of meaningful progress on accountability calls for an international inquiry will persist, as announced by United Nations Human Rights High Commissioner Navi Pillay on Wednesday at the UN Human Rights session i

Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga and Former Presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka greet each other during the Anniversary function of the former Prime Minister and father of the former President, S.W.R.D Bandaranaike at the ances

The Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) urgently needed a special washroom equipped to help Customs investigations, Custom Director Sarath Nonis said

UNP parliamentarian Harin Fernando said today the party would undergo significant changes soon in the wake of the defeat at Saturday’s elections to the three provincial councils

The robber, who was alleged to have been shot by his colleague’s yesterday at Mattakkuliya, is reported to have died in hospital, police said.

Four elected candidates of the recently concluded Provincial Council election will not be allowed to assume duties in their respective Councils or have their names appear in the gazette

An eleven hour water cut will be imposed from Friday 9 pm to Saturday 8am in certain areas in Colombo.

A warrant was issued and thereafter recalled afterNirosha Wimalaratne alias ‘Cobra Girl’ filed a motion today at the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court.

Australia and Britain said Wednesday there remain important concerns about human rights and reconciliation in Sri Lanka, but also noted areas of progress and also encouraged countries to participate in the Commonwealth leaders' meeting to be held

The Supreme Court unanimously today determined that the subject of land is vested with the Central Government and not with the Provincial Council, as stipulated by the 13th amendment.

The passenger ship, ‘Dawn Princess’ with 1,900 on board arrived at the Colombo Port today on a one- day stopover during a 90-day cruise. The passengers will visit the Colombo Museum and Kandy and will depart to Malaysia tonight. Pix by Pr

The Madras High Court today directed Sri Lankan refugees, housed in a special camp at Poonamallee near Chennai, to submit fresh representations to the Tamil Nadu Public Department (SC) Secretary on their request for transferring them to camps at Gumm

While strongly repudiating UN Human Rights Chief Navinethem Pillay's assertion that if certain concerns are not comprehensively addressed, she believes ‘the international community will have a duty to establish its own inquiry mechanisms&rs

Asserting that no new or comprehensive effort has been made to independently or credibly investigate the human rights allegations in Sri Lanka, UN’s rights Chief Navaneethan Pillay said that Sri Lanka should use the time between now and March 2

Although much was expected from the much publicized twitter Q and A with President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Wednesday, in his first foray into the realm of direct engagement via digital media, the session proved to be a damper to many, with the President

A three year-old child was knocked down by Minister of Indigenous Medicine Salinda Dissanayake’s vehicle at Gokarella this evening and admitted to the Kurunegala Hospital, police said

Sarath Kuruwvita, a farmer of Galwana, Mulleriyawa has grown a giant red pumpkin at his garden that tipped the scale at 30 kilos.The farmer said the seed of this pumpkin was obtained from a foreign country. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana

A robber of a gang of three was injured in a shootout at Modara, Mattakkuliya while attempting to rob Rs. 500,000 from a woman this afternoon and was admitted to the Colombo National Hospital, police said

It is good that the government’s propaganda has brought back democracy to the North, TNA MP M.A. Sumanthiran said today at a news conference ???

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has banned former Indian Premier League chairman Lalit Modi for life on charges of financial irregularities.

Sri Lanka Cricket said today that the Anti Corruption Unit of the Board of Control of Cricket in India (BBCI) had refuted allegations against Thisara Perera.

A Sri Lankan court on Wednesday ordered release of 41 Rameswaram and Mandapam fishermen, who were arrested by the island Navy.

The Polonnaruwa Distrcit Secretariat’s Assistant Labour Commissioner was arrested this morning by Bribery Commission officials on charges of having solicited a bribe of Rs.50,000 from a private security firm

Another election will not be necessary in Puttalam, because the results of the September 21 election was in no way affected by the discovery of marked ballot papers at St. Andrew’s College, Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya said today ?