The European Parliament will decide on June 26 whether to impose sanctions on export of fish from Sri Lanka over the allegation of illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing (IUU) by Sri Lankan fishermen in international waters, officials said yeste

Seen here a freight train moving along the new Madhu Medawachiya railway line which is nearing completion. The railway line was destroyed during the war and is now being reconstructed by the Indian State venture IRCON. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana

A man who was arrested for allegedly sexually harassing a father of two, who had came all the way from Embilipitiya to work as a mason, was ordered to be released on bail by a Colombo Court today

A stock of 30,000 vials containing Depo-Provera (injection used for birth control) valued at Rs. 30 million was seized by the Customs Revenue Task Force today. The contraband was brought illegally from Pakistan and hidden under a stock of potato co

Five crew members, including Sri Lankans were kidnapped in an attack by pirates off Nigeria, the latest in a series in the oil-rich Gulf of Guinea, according to a report obtained from the International Maritime Bureau (IMB).

May Day celebrations of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) will be held at the BRC Grounds, Thimbirigasyaya on May 1st. Picture shows the supporters arranging the stage for the day. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana

For the third time, the remand of 26 fishermen from Tamil Nadu – who were held by the Sri Lankan Navy on April 5 – has been extended, now upto May 6.

The Road from Galle Face Roundabout to Old Parliament will be closed from 9.30 am to 11.30 a.m. tomorrow due to the Victory Day Parade rehearsal, city traffic police said

Three police officers were arrested in Trincomalee for being allegedly involved in the disappearance of three people in 2008

Maglivam Krithas, a Sri lankan national, was arrested by the bureau of immigration at Dabolim airport for holding a fake Schengen visa while traveling to Paris, France.

  Heavy rains are expected countrywide this evening and tomorrow morning, Meteorology Department said today.

A Sri Lankan Tamil woman, claiming that her Chennai-based husband had illegally admitted her in a private asylum at Urappakkam Chennai and kept her confined there for 20 months, moved the Madras high court seeking 20 lakh compensation.

A citizen called police when he discovered his Sri Lankan housemaid allowed her compatriot boyfriend to spend the night in her sponsor’s house, says Al-Seyassah.

Police asked the public to refrain from entering Colombo City on May Day (May, 1) due to the numerous rallies that have been scheduled to take place. 

Opposition United National Party (UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe is expected to table a document comprising the names of 472 people who are known to have disappeared in Mannar during the war. Pictures

A Sri Lankan human rights expert says she's shocked the country will be allowed to host the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) this year despite ongoing cases of torture and disappearances.

A senior police officer is seen saluting a smiling UPFA parliamentarian Duminda Silva soon after he returned home after he was granted bail. He is a suspect in the Mulleriyawa shooting, in which Lakshman Bharatha Premachandra and three others were ki

Prime Minister John Key says New Zealand will attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Sri Lanka later this year despite the country's questionable human rights record.

The main opposition United National Party (UNP) has intensified its campaign against the electricity tariff hike by handing over a No –Confidence Motion in Parliament against Power and Energy Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi, informed sources sa

The Coordination Committee for Trade Union Alliance (CCTUA) said it would give the government time till May 20 before resorting to union action. Pix by Nisal Baduge

The Chinese government said its military was willing to make joint efforts with the Sri Lankan military to strengthen high-level contacts, deepen pragmatic cooperation and innovate exchange forms

A bus carrying at least 35 airmen plunged down a precipice at Weliyaya in Moneragala today critically injuring three airmen with 21 suffering minor injuries, the Police said.

Parliamentarian Duminda Silva said he had no problem continuing with political activities pertaining to his Kolonnawa seat in the future.

A voluntary movement of concerned Sri Lankans held a Rally for Unity to celebrate Diversity this morning in Colombo while expressing concern over the ‘spate of hate speech’ and ‘marginalization of minority communities’ in Sri

Bodies of 39-year-old mother and her two children aged 7 and 9 were found from a house in Kotawala, Karandeniya this afternoon, Police said.

The islandwide railway strike, which was scheduled from midnight today has been suspended as the authorities agreed to rectify the salary anomalies within two days, Trade unions said.

Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe visiting shops in Vavuniya to distribute party membership cards. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana

UNP Provincial Councillor Shantha Abeysekara was arrested for allegedly damaging the vehicle of UNP MP Palitha Range Bandara at the Chilaw town last night, police said.

The main opposition UNP yesterday said they had played a trick on the government to prove that even the bombers of Boston could enter army run hotels in the North.