The wife and children of Rasiah Ilanthiraiyan, who had been an LTTE spokesman have been given asylum in Sweden, a former LTTE reader Lohini Rathimohan told the BBC in an interview

Police have recovered a Sri Lanka fishing vessel suspected to have capsized at the deep-sea and drifted to Pate Island in Lamu East. Lamu East police boss Samson Obara said the boat was spotted floating at the deep sea by fishermen who alerted the po

All liquor shops in the country will be closed on April 13th & 14th in view of the National New Year, Commissioner General of Excise Department D.G.M.V Hapuarachchi said

Tamil Tigers might have threatened the then Chief Minister, M. Karunanidhi, in 1989 “with a significant increase in the level of militant violence in Tamil Nadu” if he did not “boost their cause,” the United States surmised

Sri Lanka on Monday reacted strongly to the recent Tamil Nadu assembly resolution against it, saying it was “disturbing” and asked the critics to visit the country to see the progress on the ground instead of going by “exaggerated&r

A move is underway to appoint Minister Dullas Alahapperuma as the General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party in place of Minister Maithripala Sirisena, UNP Monaragala Provincial Councilor Tissa Kuttiarachchi told a news conference today

Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, a towering figure in post-war British and world politics, and the first woman to become British prime minister, has died at the age of 87, her spokeswoman said Monday

The Kadawatha Acting Magistrate today issued an arrest warrant against the son of Minister Mervyn Silva’s parliamentary secretary in connection with the killing of Kelaniya PS member Hasitha Madawala

A man engaged in de-mining in Muhamalai Jaffna was injured accidentally by a land mine this morning and succumbed to the injuries on admission to the hospital

President Mahinda Rajapaksa speaking at the opening of the “Rajadhani Road’ in  Anuradhapura said he believed that it was time to amend the traffic laws pertaining to speeding and that motorist should be allowed to drive faster.

The ‘Rajadhani road’ connecting the North and South, was declared open by President Mahinda Rajapaksa today. The road was constructed at a cost of 7000 million rupees.

Residents in several areas in Colombo and it's suburbs were hit by a sudden power failure this morning and  several attempts  made to contact Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) Chairman W. B. Ganegala  and other CEB officials proved fu

The Colombo Fort Magistrate today turned down a police request to direct the Controller of Immigration and Emigration to arrest Nirosha Wimalaratne also known as ‘the cobra girl’ when she returns to the country.

A husband and wife were found dead in their house in Chenkallady, Eravur, with stab injuries.

A charge sheet was filed in Court against a youth who allegedly made repeated telephone calls to a young woman, causing her considerable inconvenience

Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Sunday again wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the continuing arrests of Tamil Nadu fishermen by Sri Lankan Navy

A man who allegedly kept company with two other women while his wife was hospitalised and assaulted her on her return home, causing injuries, was produced before Kalutara Additional. Magistrate G. Namal Perera and remanded till April 10, 2013.

The number of runaway housemaids seeking refuge at the Sri Lankan mission has doubled following the government’s enforcement of the Nitaqat program in recent weeks, a senior official from the Sri Lankan Embassy has told Arab News

Colombo Municipal Commissioner, Badrani Jayawardena said they were ready to engage in discussions with villagers protesting against the 16-acre garbage dump site in Meethotamulla and provide possible solutions to their grievances, if they were willin

The Lanka Private Bus Owners Association (LPBOA) yesterday announced that they would launch a one-day bus strike some time between April 20 - 30 if the authorities failed to increase the bus fares as requested by the bus owners.

Eager shoppers are pictured here in Pettah making their purchases, a week before the traditional Sinhalese and Hindu New Year. Pettah is considered a hub for low priced goods and many around the country flock to the commercial capital for their purch

Fishermen from the Rameswaram region of Tamil Nadu will go on an indefinite strike from Monday demanding the release of more than 30 of their colleagues arrested by Sri Lankan Navy on the charge of poaching.

A seven storey building in Maliban Street Pettah collapsed this morning with two floors entirely crumbling. The rest of the building rested on an adjoining complex. No injuries have been reported thus far.Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana

Opposing a FICCI-sponsored Sri Lanka visit of a team of Parliamentarians starting tomorrow, Union Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan today said it would deeply hurt the cause of Lankan Tamils and asked the industry body to cancel it in expressio

Sri Lanka Navy arrested another group of 30 Indian fishermen along with five Indian fishing Trawlers engaged in illegal fishing in the Northern seas of Sri Lanka yesterday, the navy said.

Hinting at a leadership change in the party, the JVP announced it would set an example to the country by handing over the reigns of the party to the younger generation, which had the ability to take the party to greater heights.

Residents of the Meethotamulla area continued their ‘Sathyagraha’ for the second consecutive day demanding the immediate removal of the massive garbage dump situated in the area. Pix by Nisal Baduge

Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) leader Vaiko called for an independent international investigation into war crimes allegations against Sri Lanka and also demanded that the Tamils in Sri Lanka should be allowed a referendum to decide the

India has processed more than 15,500 transactions and disbursed Rs 100 crore in the last six months to beneficiaries in Sri Lanka under the second phase of the housing project there with the help of five Indian banks.