Sri Lanka Graduate Employees Union (GUE) today staged a protest in front of the Ministry of Public Administration and Home Affairs urging the ministry to obtain a discussion on employment problems of the graduates. Pix by Samantha Perera

At least twenty two line-houses in the Mocha Estate in the Maskeliya area were completely destroyed following a fire that broke out this morning, police said

An Indian passenger en route to Singapore who attempted to smuggle more than Rs.5 million worth of foreign currency was taken into custody by the Airport customs last night

An Indian and a Ukrainian were taken in for questioning by the Habaraduwa police for allegedly assaulting three employees of a guest house at Unawatuna

Leader of the SLMC, Justice Minister Rauff Hakeem said he would meet the TNA today and attempt to persuade them to resume talks with the government. This follows a request to him from Indian Opposition Leader Sushma Swaraj to try to persuade the TNA

Australian Immigration Minister Chris Bowen says that those Sri Lankan asylum seekers, who have returned to Sri Lanka from Australia, are safe

Thousands of packets of diamonds, gold rings, bracelets and gold chains worth more than millions of dollars shipped to Colombo from Greece hidden inside electrical equipment by a Sri Lankan couple were seized by the Colombo Customs yesterday

The United National Party (UNP) yesterday vehemently rejected reports that there were LTTE flags in the UNP May Day rally in Jaffna and charged that the images shown on state media were meant to deceive the viewers and sling mud at the party

A UN vehicle was damaged by angry residents after it killed one woman and injured two when they were crossing the road in Vandaramullei, Batticaloa this evening. The vehicle is said to have been a part of a convoy of an EU delegation which was hea

Three Chinese nationals including two women who were arrested on charges of staying in the country illegally without valid visas and passports were ordered to be deported by a Colombo Court today.

A tense atmosphere prevailed when a group of STF personnel who were allegedly digging up a treasure in Hiwalapitiya tank in Wilachchiya clashed with the villagers. However, the police rushed to the scene and brought the situation under control. Pix b

Former Trincomalee LTTE leader Sivasubramaniam Waradanadan alias Pathuman who was remanded on charges of having attacked army camps and on charges of having attempted to kill army personnel was produced before the Trincomalee Acting High Court Judge

A street vendor makes lanterns from bamboo sticks in Colombo today (May 02). The lanterns will be used during festivities celebrating Vesak. Pix by Nisal Baduge

While denying the latest allegations against him, Minister Mervyn Silva said today there was a big conspiracy against him by certain elements. Quoting the Minister, his media secretary RehanWijeyratne said the minister urged the media to act impartia

Union Minister GK Vasan on Tuesday refused to support the demand of its ally, the DMK, for a referendum on a separate Tamil Eelam in Sri Lanka and said the Congress was giving priority to rehabilitation and restoration of livelihood for the island Ta

Deportation orders have been issued against two more of the 492 Sri Lankan refugee claimants who arrived off the B.C. coast in 2010 aboard the smuggling ship MV Sun Sea.

A group of treasure hunters who were digging up a treasure with a backhoe in a tank bund at Dunumadalawa in Ranorawa off Wilachchiya clashed with the residents of the area who opposed them, police said.

The Police Narcotic Bureau (PNB) arrested a Philipine national at the BIA, after they received a tip off that the national was peddling drugs. Upon questioning the man had admitted to having swallowed cocaine capsules and was admitted to the Negombo

An 18 year old student died on admission to the General Hospital last evening. The student was found unconscious after participating in an 'Awurudu Uthsawaya' where he had been a player at the traditional 'Kotta Pora' game. The game i

A father and daughter were murdered and the mother was critically injured after they were stabbed by a gang last night in the Kumukkana area in the Monaragala District. A person suspected to have been involved in the brutal murder has been arrested&n

Kelaniya Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Prasanna Ranaweera yesterday accused Minister Mervyn Silva and his supporters of misusing council letterheads to write to people asking them to attend a May Day rally. 

President Mahinda Rajapaksa charged that certain people without a name or address arrive in Sri Lanka in a bid to disrupt and destabilise the country with their anti-national campaigns, and, unfortunately, some countries assist them in the hope of a

The former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka’s wife Anoma said yesterday her husband’s lung condition had improved and he might be released from hospital in the next few days based on doctors’ advice.

Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremsinghe said that the national issue should be resolved with a home grown solution before the present Parliament’s term ended.

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Sri Lanka Navy and the US State Department held talks on enhancing assistance and cooperation, the Navy Headquarters said.

Sri Lanka’s working class is celebrating May Day in different parts of the country today under the guidance of their respective political parties. Here are some of the highlights of such rallies in the country.

Anoma Fonseka, wife of the jailed former Army Commander, Sarath Fonseka is among the dignitaries who are attending the Late President R.Premadasa Commemoration ceremony at Hulftsdorp, Colombo now.

Australian Immigration Minister Chris Bowen is arriving tomorrow for a two-day visit to discuss the migration issues, including smuggling people from Sri Lanka to Australia, the media reports said