Visiting United Nations Human Rights High Commissioner for Navanethem Pillay seen leaving the Sri Lanka Human Rights Commission head office after participating in a discussion with its representatives. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana

Colombo’s Mayor A.J.M. Muzammil today warned council members not to turn the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) into a fish market, after intense verbal exchanges ensued when the Mayor permitted to table a motion regarding the burning of important

A group of 48 asylum seekers who illegally migrated to Australia and were deported, arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport in a special charter flight today. They are to be produced at the Negombo Magistrate Courts. Pix by Nirmala Ferdin

A train from Kilinochchi to Omanthai went on a test run today fir the first time since the 30-year war. The railway line from Kilinochchi to Omanthai is under construction and is scheduled to commence train services by September 14.

The 157 year-old telegram service in Sri Lanka will come to a stop from the end of October this year, Telecommunication and Information Technology Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya announced today

South Korean Prime Minister Jung Hong-won today visited the Colombo Eastern Container Terminal (ECT) which is being constructed by the Korean Hyundai Engineering and Construction Company Ltd. It is scheduled to be completed in 2016. Pix by Pradeep

The Appeal Court today issued an order banning illegal animal slaughter that violates Sri Lanka’s laws and regulations. The order was given when the Appeal Court took up for hearing several petitions filed on animal sacrifice at the Munnewaram

Slamming the Centre for remaining a “mute spectator” on the frequent arrests of Indian fishermen by Sri Lankan Navy, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Thursday said there was no concerted action on securing their release

Two shops were completely destroyed in a fire that occurred at a shopping complex near Puttalam town early this morning. The floor-room of a shop selling push cycles on an upper storey of the building and its store room at the basement were complet

A five year old boy who was flying a kite in an abandoned paddy field at Kotatlawalapura in Nawagamuwa on Wednesday evening fell into a pit and drowned.

27 people were taken into custody from Ambalangoda, Galle and Beruwala areas while they were getting ready to flee to Australia illegally as asylum seekers last night, police said

Caught in a cross-fire of yet another debate of his loyalty to his country, Kumar Sangakkara’s representation at the Champions League T20 tournament will likely be decided by the country’s cricket governing body, Sri Lanka Cricket

A 25-year-old German national drowned and went missing while bathing with three others at Hikkaduwa Sea behind a beach hotel in Hikkaduwa last evening, police said

Visiting UN Human Rights Commissioner Navanethem Pillay yesterday went off her provided schedule, and had met a prominent Christian Priest in the Trincomalee District

Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea Jung Hong-won arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) a short while ago on a three-day official visit to Sri Lanka, Government Information Department said

Families were among a further 48 Sri Lankan unauthorised maritime arrivals (UMAs) returned to Colombo today after failing to meet Australia's international obligations, the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) of Australia said

UNP parliamentarian P. Harrison said today the first duty performed by the police,after it was brought under the purview of a new ministry, was to hold a wedding ceremony for dogs

Arrangements are now under way to salvage and bring to shore a large container found in the sea off the Chilaw coast, Navy media spokesman Kosala Warnakulasuriya said.

The Sri Lankan subsidiary of New Zealand's Fonterra resumed operations on Wednesday, a company official said, after closing temporarily last week amid staff safety concerns following protests and a court ban  

A group of 16 Sri Lankan workers in Qatar have been left in the lurch by their employer after the recruitment agencies allegedly cheated them.

Saudi Arabia is considering turning to India and Sri Lanka to meet soaring local demand for domestic workers following labour disputes with the Philippines and Indonesia and a decision to suspend hiring maids from Ethiopia

UN Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay has today visited Mullaitivu to meet relatives of people who had disappeared during the end stage of the war. Pix by Romesh Madushanka ???

Four soldiers accused of raping a woman in Horowpathana had been suspended from the service by the Army Commander, Military Spokesman Brigadier Ruwan Wanigasooriya said

President Mahinda Rajapaksa who was on a three-day official visit to Belarus has returned this morning, the Government Information Department said.

The Government is planning to enact a separate Bill in Parliament to deal with incidents of enforced disappearances, Daily Mirror learns

A meeting was held in Weliweriya today with the participation of UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe over the recent Weliweriya incidents. Many UNP parliamentarians, including Karu Jayasuriya, Tissa Attanayake and Ruwan Wijewardene were also present at

The country’s maverick Public Relations and Public Affairs Minister Mervyn Silva said he was willing to marry visiting UNHRC Commissioner Navaneetham Pillay

Pieces of glass have been discovered in an injection vial from the Ratnapura Hospital, while a dust-like substance has been discovered in another injection vial from the Padukka Hospital

The officers of the Department of Measurement Units, Standards and Services raided sales outlets in Pettah today. Five unlicensed weighing scales and ten scales indicating an incorrect weight were taken into Police custody.  Pix by Nisal Badug

Some 35 Indian fishermen, who were arrested by the navy while poaching inside the territorial waters of Sri Lanka, were remanded till September 9 by the Puttalam Magistrate Bharathi Wijeratne