Kalutara District United National Party (UNP) parliamentarian Palitha Thewarapperuma today denied being served show-cause letter over the last’s week’s alleged incident in the Parliamentary Complex

First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa and Bollywood songstress Asha Bhosle seen sharing a light moment at the sixth international women’s conference organised by the Art of Living (AoL) in Bangalore, India. Pix courtesy Presidential Media

The Elections Department warned the candidates contesting the provincial council elections and their supporters to abstain from using vehicles with garage numbers in their election campaign

Southern Provincial Council United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA) candidate Ajith Prasanna has been arrested by the Police for carrying out an illegal election campaign and assaulting a policeman in Galle last week, Police said

UN Assistant Secretary-General, Chair, United Nations Development Group Asia-Pacific and UNDP Assistant Administrator & Director, Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific, Haoliang Xu, who arrived in Sri Lanka yesterday evening said that he look

Indian Prime ministerial BJP candidate Narendra Modi accused the Congress Government of being weak when it came to handle relations with India’s neighbors and said India was being troubled by Sri Lanka, China, Bangladesh and Pakistan

A Sri Lankan man was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport this morning on charges of illegally importing 400 cigarette cartons worth Rs. 800,000, Customs Spokesman Leslie Gamini said

At least 85 persons were arrested when the Police raided five illegal gambling centres in Pettah last night, the Police said. The gambling centres were located along the Olcott Street and Malwatta Road in Pettah

Pope Francis on Saturday told a group of Sri Lankan immigrants living in Italy that he welcomes the invitation to visit Sri Lanka and said, “I think the Lord will grant us the grace.”

Britain said that Prime Minister David Cameron held discussions with representatives of several leading Tamil groups in UK, including Global Tamil Forum and British Tamil Forum, before he leaves for Colombo to participate in the CHOGM last November.

The International Cricket Council board today approved wide-ranging structural and governance reforms despite complaints that they place too much power in the hands of the “Big Three” of India, England and Australia

Former Sri Lankan president Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga said she always tried her best for peace despite military conflict with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Sri Lanka during her tenure

A Sessions Court in Chennai has acquitted three Sri Lankan Tamils and ten others on charges of hoarding communication gadgets and medicines with the aim of supplying them to the LTTE in 2009

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has decided to support ICC revamp proposals while Sri Lanka Cricket has decided to abstain from voting, sources said

President Mahinda Rajapaksa is seen sprinkling flowers on the Sri Pada Summit yesterday soon after the unvailing of the Dolos Mahe Pahana. Pix courtesy presidential media

With the UNHRC sessions in Geneva drawing nearer and the US indicating that it would move a resolution on Sri Lanka over alleged human rights abuses during the last stages of the war, Sri Lanka will bank on Chinese support to neutralize the resolutio

The road between Thunmulla junction to Duplication road on the Bauddhaloka Mawatha has been closed due to road construction, until further notice, police said

Former Tamil National Alliance (TNA) parliamentarian and TULF General Secretary V. Anandasangaree yesterday urged TNA leader R. Sampanthan to take a strong team to Geneva and not to allow others to cheat the innocent Tamil people

The main opposition UNP today charged that Deputy Speaker Chandima Weerakoky had set a harmful precedent by not allowing the opposition to go ahead with a debate on the Norochcholai Power plant by adjourning Parliament sessions

A 26-year-old youth was killed and two others injured in an explosion at a fire-cracker factory at Kimbulapitiya in Negombo this evening, police said

The new Dolosmahe Pahana and the bell tower installed on Sri Pada were inaugurated today by Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapksa amid religious rituals. Mr. Rajapaksa is seen viewing the sunrise at Sri Pada. Pix by Ranjith Rajapaksa

United National Party (UNP) legislators today staged a protest in parliament over the Norochcholai Coal Power Plant

The United National Party (UNP) today suspended the membership of Kalutara district parliamentarian Palitha Thewarapperuma and sent him a show cause on his behavior during Wednesday’s group meeting at the Parliamentary complex

The United Nations said that it is up to different Member States to determine whether there will be an international process on alleged war crimes against Sri Lanka.

Pelwatta Navodya School Principal S.S. Pushpa Kumara was remanded till March 11 on charges of having solicited a sexual bribe from a young woman on the promise that he would appoint her as an Assistant librarian in the School

Britain's future king Prince Charles has endorsed his commitment to charity projects in countries like India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka with a plan to launch a charity for South Asia. 

The United States Pacific Army’s fourth Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA) team concluded its three week training program in Vavuniya today.  

A 31-year-old Sri Lankan was nabbed with 16.2 kilograms of Wallapatta at the Katunayake Airport this morning, Customs media spokesman Leslie Gamini said. He said the man was awaiting a flight to Bangalore

A 40-year-old Sri Lankan was arrested at the Katunayake Airport this morning while attempting to smuggle into the country 31 gold biscuits worth Rs.15.5, Customs spokesman Leslie Gamini said

President Mahinda Rajapakse is due to visit Sri Pada today and pay homage at the sacred shrine. During his visit the president is scheduled to unveil the eternal flame oil lamp (Dolosmahe Pahana) and the bell tower erected recently.