A watcher of a house at Bulugahagoda in Ganemulla was found dead at the gate of the house. Ganemulla Police conducting inquiries into the incident said the victim Kanthan Ganeshan (50) had his neck accidentally stuck in the remote controlled gate. Pi

Anoma the wife of former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka visits the Colombo High Court premises today to attend the court trial against Fonseka and Senaka Haripriya De Silva for allegedly harbouring Army deserters. The case was postponed since Fonseka

UNP leader Ranil Wickramasinghe called on President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the Temple Trees this morning, Presidential Spokesman Bandula Jayasekera said

Two persons were arrested in Galle for allegedly capturing Black Turtles to sell for meat, Galle police said

The Association of Educational Professionals’ is planning to send 3000 telegrams to the Ministry of Education on May 16th against the ministry’s delay in giving appointments to trainees who had passed out from the College of Education

Pictures show a private bus precariously placed on the edge of the Kiribathgoda Bridge in Colombo Kandy road this morning. The bus heading to Colombo from Nittambuwa had being going at an excessive speed and crashed into the railing of the bridge.

One person was killed after he was attacked with a stone by another following an argument at Dunuwila in Alawathugoda last night, police said

The largest C4 explosive stock of 6250 Kgs was recovered from the Pudukuduiruppu area by the military, the army spokesman said. Pictures

The Police Headquarters said today that three HQIs and one OIC have been transferred with immediate effect. Accordingly, the HQIs of the Kadawatha, Udugama Headquarters police stations and Police College Kalutara have been transferred

The US Embassy in Colombo had informed Washington in 2005 that they handed over an individual claiming to be an LTTE suicide bomber who came to the Embassy in Colombo and requested asylum, a WikiLeaks cable stated.

The pressure mounted by international and national forces might see jailed former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka out of prison in the coming days, DNA MP Jayantha Ketagoda said today.

Amid concerns by students, teachers and parents about the Z score marks, the Higher Education Ministry has decided to once again amend the criteria for the calculation of Z-score marks of candidates who sat for the G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination l

At least 17 soldiers were injured when a military track ran off the road near the 5th milepost in Thanamalwila this afternoon. Military spokesman Ruwan Wanigasuriya said the injured soldiers were admitted to the Embilipitiya hospital and their condit

The Mercedes Benz vehicle exhibition 2012 was held today at the BMICH. The event is aimed at showcasing vintage cars as well as newer models brought into the island. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana

President Mahinda Rajapaksa has said that if the UNP wants to defeat the government and take over power, it should first stop blaming the government and go before the people in order to gain their trust.

Minister Mervyn Silva said he was not in a big hurry to die and seek Nirvana immediately. Addressing a meeting at Parawahagama in the Kekirawa electorate to mark the unveiling of a statue of the heroic Weera Keppetiopola Nilame, the Minister said

Six young women alleged to be prostitutes and their manager were arrested by the Peliyagoda Police during a raid conducted at a boarding house in the Peliyagoda area on Saturday.

The walk of St. Peters College was held today at Bambalapitiya to celebrate 90 years of the College. Several students, teachers and old boys as well as parents took part in the walk which commenced from the College premises. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja

The Officer-in-charge of the Wattala Police station has been remanded by the Wattala Magistrate until May 15 for alleged breach of trust involving a court production in his custody.

The government has decided to release the information on war detainees, a step seen as a response to the country's reconciliation commission report.

The road between the Galle Face roundabouts to the Old Parliament roundabout on the Gale road will be closed time to time between 6.30am-4.30pm from May 14 to 18 due to the victory day rehearsal, the police said.

An inmate of the Welikada prison has committed suicide by hanging himself yesterday inside the prison cell, police said. The victim has been serving a 17-month prison term for various cases.

BCCI president N Srinivasan has said that Indian players could participate in the newly launched Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL), if the hosts make such a proposal. The tournament will be held between August 10 and 31 this year at Colombo and Palleke

Sri Lanka has dropped plans to host a limited overs series between Pakistan and Australia in August as it clashes with the island's Premier League, Pakistani cricket officials said Saturday.

Actress Ino Menegaki, acting as high priestess, lights the Olympic torch on May, 2012 during the lighting ceremony in ancient Olympia the sanctuary where the Olympic Games were born in 776 B.C.  AFP

The death of an Indian worker at a private steel plant in Sri Lanka on Tuesday has exposed the callous manner in which workers are brought to the island-nation, and trapped in factories from which there is no escape.

A federal judge sentenced a U.S. citizen accused of supporting Sri Lankan rebels to time served in jail on Friday — about five years — after casting doubt on the terrorism case and calling the 20-year term sought by prosecutors excessive.

A Sri Lanka Cricket official accompanying the Sri Lankan women’s cricket team which toured West Indies has reportedly been detained at the London airport yesterday while in transit for allegedly over an immigration offence.

Canada says it expects Sri Lanka to make a full investigation of the murder of a Canadian citizen in northern Sri Lanka last week. Reports say Anthonypillai Mahendrarajah, of Sri Lankan Tamil origin, was killed when he went to reclaim property lost d

A massive Rs.125 billion has been written off as bad debts by the two state banks during the past ten years, Parliament was informed yesterday. This was much higher than the government’s allocation for health, education and economic development