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

The Sri Lankan government on Tuesday slammed a British human rights report which listed the island among countries of concern over human rights issues

Two Maldivian nationals under the influence of liquor were apprehended by the Katunayake police for behaving in an unruly manner on a Colombo bound Sri Lankan flight, the Police said

Petroleum Minister Susil Premajayanth said that Ceylon Petroleum Corporation will not be privatized in any circumstances

Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe and other UNP parliamentarian members visited Jaffna to attend the May Day rally this morning. Pictures show the UNP leader and MPs visiting the main priest in Nallur Kovi to obtain blessings. Pix by Pradeep P

A Sub Inspector, a Sergeant and two police constables of the Udugama police were interdicted for the alleged theft or misplacement of the minor complaints book, police said

A Maldivian national was arrested in connection with an alleged fraud of Rs. 51,800, from a resident of Maharagama, police said

A 32 year-old Nepal national was found dead allegedly by hanging himself at a night club in Bambalapitiya, police said.  The victim, who was the DJ at the Night club, was identified as Purna Bahadur Tamahan

Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) Leader and Justice Minister Rauff Hakeem said yesterday he had discussed the Dambulla Mosque dispute with President Mahinda Rajapaksa and that he was confident it would be resolved with justice to all

While claiming that investigations were underway into the complaint, by Hirunika Premachandra, the daughter of the late Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra, of receiving her death threat, Police Headquarters said yesterday

The British government said that there was no evidence that returning migrants and refugees from the UK to Sri Lanka were abused, a latest report said

Sri Lanka was named as a country of concern in the UK Foreign Office Human Rights Report for 2011, which was launched by the UK Foreign Secretary, William Hague today

Foreigners, including Sri Lankans residing in Lebanon take part in a cultural parade and festival to celebrate International Workers' Day and to call for an end to Lebanon's sponsorship system for migrant domestic workers in the Lebanese ca

The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking a 15-year prison sentence for a Canadian who pleaded guilty to terrorism conspiracy for his role in a plot to supply separatist rebels in Sri Lanka

One person was killed and eight others were injured when a private bus plying on the Aluthgama-Colombo road ran over a motorbike and crashed into a wall in Moragolla a short while ago.