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.

The annual Volkswagen beetle rally was held this morning for the 14th consecutive year, with vintage car owners parading their vehicles around Colombo. (Pix by Kushan Pathiaraja)

Two people were killed and one hospitalized after inhaling a toxic gas while attempting to clean a gully at Attidiya in Ratmalana last night, Police said.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa has decided to appoint a special Commission to look into the mass grave unearthed at Matale, Presidential spokesman Mohan Samaranayake said.

More than 100 Sri Lankan Tamil refugees heading to Australia by a ferry from nearby Karaikal, Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu, were rescued by Indian Coast Guard personnel when they got stranded in mid-sea off here after their craft developed a snag in th

Some 26 Indian fishermen were arrested yesterday along with five of their fishing trawlers while they were illegally fishing in the northern seas, Sri Lanka Navy said.

The Gyalwang Drupka, spiritual head of the Drupka Order of Tibetan Buddhism, presented to President Mahinda Rajapaksa a bone relic of the Buddha as a gift to Sri Lanka. Courtesy President's media

Higher Education Minister S.B Dissanayake addressing the opening of the first phase of the Malabe private medical college teaching hospital yesterday said despite whatever criticism the government might face from the medical fraternity, it would c

The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged the United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities to refrain from deporting 19 Tamil refugees to Sri Lanka as they would be at serious risk of torture and persecution upon return.

A tense situation has developed in Meethotamulla, Kolonnawa due to a protest staged demanding the immediate removal of the 16-acre garbage dump site in the area.

Bentara-Elpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha Vice Chairman Ranjith Wickramasinghe charged that Bentara Elpitiya SLFP organiser Geetha Kumarasinghe had hit him with a mug of coffee during a party meeting held recently

Dismissing allegations of political interference in granting bail and releasing suspects in high profile cases, Attorney General Palitha Fernando said there had not been a single instance of political interference and that the AG’s departmen

A special unit is being set up to handle public complaints against private healthcare institutions and take punitive action where necessary, a Health Ministry spokesman said.

The Supreme Court has ordered that a special task force be set up to ascertain the assets of the Golden Key Credit Card Company’s former Board of Directors including its Chairman Lalith Kotelawala.

The 28th Sri Lankan Rowing National Championship for 2013 began today at the newly developed 2000 m Diyawanna Oya rowing course and it will continue till April 6. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana

The director board of 'Lak Salu Sala' was sentenced to six months imprisonment by the Colombo Additional Magistrate today for not paying EPF contributions on behalf of the employees regularly.

Dasun Oshada Jayasinghe of Royal College, Colombo and Madushani Kulathunga of Sangamiththa Balika Vidyalaya,Galle topped the island rankings in the GCE O/L examinations held in 2012.

The 4th annual Avurudu Pola organised by the Seva Vanitha Unit of the Civil Defence Force was held today at Bambalapitiya. Funds from this event will be used for the construction of 450 houses for Defence Force soldiers. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana

The Indian Navy has strong indications that a fleet of Chinese nuclear submarines is making frequent forays into the Indian Ocean and Chinese submarines were detected at least 13 occasions just south of Sri Lanka, India’s ‘Headlines Today

Sri Lanka has promised to release 19 Indian fishermen, who are in its custody for allegedly crossing into its waters. Sri Lankan Minister for Rural Community Development Armugam Thondaman told CNN-IBN that the India fishermen would be released on Apr

The Kurunegala High Court today sentenced to death a bus driver and a conductor,who were found guilty of the charge of having caused the death of 41 passengers in a bus-train tragedy in 2005 at Yaangalmodara

No arrests have been made yet in connection with Wednesday’s attack on the regional office of the Uthayan Newspaper in Kilinochchi, Police Spokesman SP Buddhika Siriwardena said last night.

A special team of the city police apprehended four Sri Lankan nationals in connection with the kidnap of an Australia-based Sri Lankan businessman

A group of 38 people in a fishing trawler was taken into custody by the Navy off Galle while attempting to sail to Australia illegally, police said

Minister Mervyn Silva said that South India should not ‘awaken the lion and injure itself,’ referring to the recent events in Tamil Nadu.

The “Udarata Menike” express train bound for Badulla from the Colombo Fort Railway Station yesterday, had failed to stop at Gampaha and continued on to Veyangoda.

A program on Public Consultation on Electricity Tariffs Revision 2013 was held today at the Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration (SLIDA) to consider oral complaints from the people regarding the electricity tariff revision. Written com

Results of the GCE Ordinary Level examinations- 2012 have been released by the examinations department this evening

President Mahinda Rajapaksa stressed the need to increase women’s participation in politics in Pakistan, an official statement said.