Three members of Naam Tamizhar Iyakkam were arrested by the Government Railway Police on Tuesday evening for allegedly attacking a Sri Lankan Buddhist monk at Central station on Monday.

The government is seriously considering whether to stop the Lanka Indian Oil Company (LIOC) from using the storage facilities at the Trincomalee Oil Tank Farm because the company is doing so without a legally valid agreement, a senior government sour

Hirunika Premachandra and three others were taken into custody this evening and released on police bail by the Borella police for allegedly assaulting and threatening a businessman last Thursday after entering his shop in Kinsey Road

Sri Lanka Cricket Players' Association (SLCPA) has written to the Federation of International Cricketers' Association to assess the safety of its players during the sixth edition of the IPL, starting April 3

The group of pilgrims, including the Buddhist monk who was attacked in Tamil Nadu on Monday, arrived at the Katunayake International Airport today. Chief Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena Galabodaatte Gnanasara Thero and some monks were present to me

A  hotel in Marawila catering exclusively for foreigners was raided by the Walana Anti Vice squad for allegedly suppliying females to guests, police sources said

Two container loads of ethanol imported from Vietnam were opened today by Customs officers and Excise officers in the presence of the importer. Further investigations are underway regarding the matter. The stock of ethanol was seized at Thotalanga

Duminda Silva’s official bodyguard and two other personal bodyguards in remand on charges of being involved in the killing of Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra were released on bail by the Colombo High Court today

As the DMK decided to withdraw support, the government on Tuesday moved to bring a resolution on the Sri Lankan Tamil issue in Parliament in an attempt to placate the key ally which has set it as one of the conditions for reconsideration of its decis

SriLankan airlines today said that it has decided to reduce its frequency of flights to Chennai from 28 to 14 per week, effective from Thursday (21), due to a drop in traffic between Chennai and Colombo after the recent developments in Tamil Nadu.

The National Sangha Council (Jathika Sangha Sammelanaya) today stated that they were organising a protest tomorrow in Maharashtra, India condemning the attacks against Sri Lankans including Buddhist monks in Tamil Nadu.

Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by seven wickets in the second test on Tuesday to win the two-match series 1-0

Whilst condemning assaults carried out by ‘extreme elements’ with vested interests against Sri Lankans in Tamil Nadu, the government has requested Sri Lankans to exercise caution when undertaking visits to the state of Tamil Nadu in India

A 16-year-old student died during a 5000 metre race organised by the Youth Front in Kuliyapitiya this morning, the Police said.

The Sinhala Rawaya Organisation went on a protest march from Kollupitiya to the Indian High Commission and handed over a petition condemning the recent attacks made on Sri Lankan Buddhist monks. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana

World renowned film director Steven Spielberg is set  to travel to Sri Lanka as a part of his world tour in his $200 million yacht, media reports said.

Hours after M Karunanidhi led DMK party announced their withdrawal, Indian Finance Minister P Chidambaram says the UPA government is stable and it enjoys majority.???

Sri Lankan High Commissioner Prasad Kariyawasam told Daily Mirror Online a short while ago that India had taken the spate of attacks on Sri Lankan monks and pilgrims very seriously

The DMK party led by M. Karunanidhi pulled out of the Congress-led UPA coalition on Tuesday in protest against the government's position on a US-backed United Nations resolution on war crimes allgedly carried out during the Sri Lanka's civil

The tension between the DMK and the ruling UPA over the Sri Lankan Tamils issue seemed to be cooling off on Monday evening ???

While claiming that it is going ahead with its resolution against Sri Lanka at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, the United States on Monday said it is working with a lot of governments who share its concerns about the lack of progress in Sri La

Some international organisations are planning to call for a boycott of Sri Lankan tea and apparels and to urge tourists not to visit Sri Lanka if the US-led resolution on Sri Lanka was adopted at the UNHRC sessions on Friday, Opposition UNP Leader Ra

Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa yesterday said he had not ‘even thought about being appointed as the next Prime Minister,’ of the country.

Iranian Army’s Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari says the country’s 24th fleet will dock at a port in Sri Lanka in a few days' time.“The 24th fleet of Iran’s Navy will dock at a port in Sri Lanka on March 21,&

Sri Lankan pilgrims visiting Buddhist shrines in India are being provided special security in the wake of the recent incidents in Chennai where two Buddhist monks were attacked on Sunday and Monday

Amid severe attack by Tamil parties over engagement with Sri Lanka, the Indian government has called off the annual defence dialogue with Sri Lanka scheduled to start from 23 March

India on Monday asked its envoy in Geneva to return for consultations on the US resolution on Sri Lanka, the IANS reported

The Attorney General’s Department told the Colombo High Court today that steps would be taken through the Justice Ministry to arrest Golden Key Credit Card Company Director of Sicille Kotelawala, who is in hiding since the company collapsed

A top Iranian naval official says Iran’s 24th fleet has warned off an Australian reconnaissance plane as it approached the Sri Lankan coast

A group of Sri Lankan tourists comprising a monk were attacked by three unidentified persons at Central railway station, Chennai, India today. ???