The Sri Lankan owner of a shop in Bedford, East of England who suffered a severe blow to the head in an assault on Sunday night has died.

Director General of the Media Center for National Security (MCNS), Lakshman Hulugalle said that initial Police investigations into the attack on the Uthayan office in Jaffna had revealed that it was an 'inside job'.

Elephants are pictured here moving towards the Bundagala sanctuary after spending the night around Deegavapiya. The elephants do this migration at nightfall daily and go back to the sanctuary at sunrise.

The printing section of the Uthayan Tamil newspaper office in Jaffna has been set on fire by an unidentified armed group at around 5 am today, sources said.

Shoppers are pictured eagerly purchasing traditional sweets used during the Sinhala Hindu New Year. Households across the country relish and serve the sweets that are traditionally used only during the New Year. Pic by Kushan Pathiraja

Amid continuous “threats of war” from North Korea, South Korea today asked Sri Lanka to stay calm over the safety of its more than 25,000 workers, saying Seoul was maintaining full preparedness for possible nuclear strikes from Pyongyang.

Budget airline, Mihin Lanka, has decided to withdraw its flights on the Colombo-Tiruchi-Colombo sector effective June 1 on account of a steep fall in load factor of the flights.

India today disapproved of a top Sri Lankan official's reported remark about it regarding terrorism in that country, saying the armed conflict there was a result of Colombo denying rights to Tamils there.

Former Army Commander General Sarath Fonseka today rejected media reports to the effect that LTTE sea tiger leader “Soosai” committed suicide and said that he was killed during the last day of the war along with LTTE Leader Prabhakaran by

Is the calling by many of those who gathered at the country’s main bus station this morning to leave to their homes. Many migrant workers who are employed in Colombo leave for their homes during the New Year holidays virtually deserting the cou

Greeting the Sri Lankans on the occasion of their New Year, US Secretary of State John Kerry has said that the United States stands ready to partner with the island nation as it works to make progress on reconciliation and accountability.

The Registration of Persons Department has proposed to bring down the present age limit for individuals to obtain National Identity Cards from 16 to 15 years, officials said yesterday.

Two Sri Lankan nationals were killed while a number of people injured in a deadly road accident near the traffic lights below Ras Abu Aboud flyover in Doha, Qatar on Wednesday are still receiving treatment at the emergency unit of Hamad Medical Corpo

The OIC of the Moragahahena Police station has been critically injured when a watcher at the State Farm in Horana shot at him. The watcher was later killed by police fire, the police said.

Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) leader Somawansa Amarasinghe yesterday complained to Police Chief N.K. Ilangakoon about the alleged military patrol near the Matale mass grave on Wednesday night. 

The government has rejected a request by the US embassy in Colombo for a special discussion with senior officials of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) with regard to the proposed revision of electricity tariffs, informed sources revealed.

Crowds of people are seen shopping for pots, at wayside pottery Stalls in Kirulapone. They will be used for the traditional ‘Kiri Ithiraweema’ in the New Year. Pix by Kushan Pathiraj

Sri Lankan artists today held an ‘Adisthana Pooja’ outside Independence square against the protest held in Tami Nadu by the Indian artists urging them to come to Sri Lanka and witness the real situation here. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja

Sri Lankan artists today held an ‘Adhisthana Pooja’ outside Independence square against the protest held in Tami Nadu by the Indian artists urging them to come to Sri Lanka and witness the real situation here. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja

The Sri Lankans who arrived undetected in Geraldton harbour on Tuesday were last night on a charter flight to Christmas Island, as refugee advocates voiced concerns the group was being shielded from lawyers.

Sri Lanka's high commissioner to Australia says he doesn't expect a flood of asylum seekers will follow the 66 potential refugees who gobsmacked onlookers with their arrival in Geraldton

A 43-year-old businessman travelling with his family was killed when their jeep skidded and overturned at the 14.1 km post between Kahatuduwa and Gelanigama exits this morning Pictures

Two delegations of US Congress Members are to visit Sri Lanka this year and the next following a pledge given by the Sri Lankan government to support USA’s Asia Pacific Programme, the United National Party (UNP) charged today

Healthy youth of the North Central Province possessed kidneys which were comparatively small, a study has revealed.

The Colombo Muncipal Council yesterday announced that it would not collect garbage that is not separated by households into degradable, glass and paper in an attempt to reduce the amount of garbage to be dumped in the Meethotamulla dumping site

The annual army Sinhala and Tamil New Year festival was held today at the Malay Grounds in Colombo under the patronage of Army Commander Lt. Gen. Jagath Jayasuriya. The festival comprised all traditional games and activities. Pix by Pradeep Pathira

The Naval intelligence unit of the Sri Lankan Navy is currently investigating the recent incident of 66 asylum seekers reaching mainland Australia.

The Labour Ministry yesterday requested the private sector, government corporations and statutory boards to grant a holiday on Monday, April 15 for their employees, as it had already been declared a public holiday

St. Sebastian’s emerged the champions of the Kotmale Chox under 19 Twenty20 cricket tournament defeating Wesley by 42 runs in the finals at Reid Avenue. The champion team St. Sebastian posing for a picture after receiving the trophy. Pix by P

Reflecting the grievances of people in Jammu and Kashmir and north-eastern states, the Indian Supreme Court on Tuesday said prolonged deployment of armed forces in disturbed areas was bound to result in extra-judicial killings.