A Britisher, who visited the Colombo Central Mail Exchange to collect three parcels addressed to film actress Angela Seneviratne and alleged to have contained hashish was produced before court and remanded till May 8, by the Colombo Fort Magistrat

Colombo Additional Magistrate Ms. Praharsha Ranasinghe today said that Police could arrest the former Inter-University Convener and presently a lawyer, Udul Premaratne, if he had behaved provocatively during the protest at Wanathamulla, against

Eleven buffaloes were killed on the spot this morning when they were knocked down by a speeding container truck at the Dematapitiya junction in Bangadeniya, the Chillaw police said

South Korea today announced that it will provide Sri Lanka with US$200 million in development loans that can be used for future infrastructure building by the South Asian country, the South Korean finance ministry said Tuesday.

Hirunika Premachandra and her supporters are seen dashing coconuts outside the Colombo Magistrate’s court today, asking the gods to punish those who threatened her with death and to punish those who killed former presidential adviser Bharatha

Colombo Chief Magistrate Prasanna Alwis today ordered Inspector General of Police (IGP) N.K. Illangakoon to investigate into the alleged death threat received by Hirunika Premachandra, daughter of the slain former MP Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra

South Korea's President Lee Myung-bak (2nd R) shakes hands with his Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Rajapaksa (2nd L), as Lee's wife Kim Yoon-ok (L) and Rajapaksa's wife Shiranthi Rajapaksa look on, before their summit at the official pr

Lasith Malinga said today that he will be available for all national commitments, even though he may choose not to sign a contract with Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC)

The unloading of vehicles at the Hambantota port, which would begin next month, would significantly reduce the prices of motor vehicles, Deputy Minister of Ports and Highways Rohitha Abeygunawardena said

Hirunika Premachandra, the daughter of slain former MP Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra lodged  a complaint at the Police headquarters late last night alleging that she had received credible information that a contract has been given to kill her

Sri Lanka should foster diplomatic relations with Tamil Nadu than with New Delhi given its importance to country’s national interests, a senior Minister said yesterday

Public Relations Minister Mervyn Silva today said that Kelaniya meant Mervyn Silva, and Mervyn Silva meant Kelaniya. Addressing a function in Kelaniya, the minister said though he remained silent in the recent past he had resumed his activities in th

Parents of youths taken into custody during a raid in the Borella area during a search operation carried out by the Police, lodged complaints against sixteen police stations at the Human Rights Commission today. They also urged the police to release

Internally Displaced people (IDPs) who were originally living in the Mullathivu Coast and were engaged in fisheries as a livelihood have been resettled in an inland village Thimbili in the same district by violating the UN Convention on the status of

Cricketer Jehan Mubarak, who was in police custody following a fatal accident in Chilaw, was released on personal bail of one million rupees by the Chilaw District Court a short while ago.

A Colombo Additional Magistrate today released 21 people who were alleged to have been involved in heroin trafficking and criminal activities, on Rs 25.000 personal bail and at the same time remanding two suspects court ordered the aggrieved partie

The Meteorology Department said today that the country was experiencing heavy wind due to an inter-tropical convergence zone that had settled right over the country and that strong winds were also due to prevailing thunderstorms.

Minister of Economic Development Basil Rajapaksa said that Minister Mervyn Silva could be removed from the post of Kelaniya electoral organizer only by the leader of the party President Mahinda Rajapaksa and not by the Sri Lanka Freedom Party or the

For a four-day official visit on an invitation extended by his South Korean counterpart, President Lee Myung-Bak, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa and First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa arrived today (23) at Seoul Air Base in Seoul, South Korea.

A massive boulder that rolled down Magalhanda hill between Beruwala and Maggona obstructed the railway line last morning. The train service on the southern coastal line was delayed for about one hour until the obstruction was cleared. (Pix by Sarat

The Sri Lanka Coast Guard will take part in a sea exercise jointly conducted by Indian, Sri Lankan and Maldivian Coast Guards that is to be held in the seas off Male from today upto April 27, the Navy Headquarters said

Tamil leaders in Sri Lanka wanted a political solution to the ethnic problem within the framework of united Sri Lanka and no one raised the issue of a separate Tamil Eelam, said CPI(M) MP T.K. Rangarajan, who was part of the Indian Parliamentary dele

A popular singer Satish Perera has passed away this morning at a private hospital, family sources said. The son of late musician Shelton Perera was 43, at the time of his death.

A major search operation is underway in the eastern region in search of ex-LTTE cadres, who had not gone through government rehabilitation programs as well as cadres, who had returned from overseas, informed police sources said.

Actress Angela Seneviratne has been questioned by Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) officials for over four hours in connection with the parcel containing hashish which was addressed to her.

A large number of inmates of the Welikada prison today  participated in a New Year festivity which included a variety of traditional events. Picture shows, one of the inmates taking part in the fancy dress parade. Pic by Kushan Pathiraja

Two persons were drowned this evening in the Kiran-Thuriyadi River area when they lost balance while standing on a log, this happened while they were trying to take some photographs of the River.

Public Relations Minister Mervyn Silva today said that despite a large number of problems in the country, the main opposition UNP leaders squabbling with each other over the venue to hold the party’s May Day rally.

Former national cricketer Jehan Mubarak has been taken into custody following a fatal accident that killed one person at Maikkulam in Chilaw on the Chilaw-Colombo main road today, police said. PHOTOS

Elephant race is one of the several events that are included in the New Year festival held in Horana today. Pix by  Nimali Kahawala