Not a single fisherman from TN has been killed by the Sri Lankan Navy since April 2011 in Indian waters, the Central Government has informed the Madras HC (Madurai Bench). Further no warships were being sold to Lanka and only Offshore Patrol Vehicles

Five women were arrested during a raid by the Walana Vice Squad on an alleged brothel being run under the guise of an Ayurvedic Medical Centre in Maharagama yesterday, police said

Syrian government officials could face war crimes charges in the light of a huge cache of evidence smuggled out of the country showing the ‘systematic killing’ of about 11,000 detainees, according to three eminent international lawyers

Tale drama actress Ruwanthi Mangala and songstress Judith White (Ginger) are also among those contesting the forthcoming Western Provincial Council election from the UPFA

Dodging questions posed by the media on the post of SLFP Kelaniya organizer, Minister Mervyn Silva today insisted that was the SLFP organiser for the Kelaniya electorate ???

The charred body of a woman employed at a nightclub was discovered by the Piliyandala Police near the well of a rented room in Kudamaduwa, Piliyandala today

Several MPs in the United National Party (UNP) including Ranjan Ramanayake have volunteered to contest as Chief Ministerial candidates at the next Provincial Council elections, UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake said

The ‘Aliya Resort and Spa’ in Sigiriya was ceremonially opened by Economic Development Minister on Saturday. It has been built on a 22-acre land providing 220 job opportunities to the youth in the area. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana

The Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) today sent a letter of demand to Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne through their Lawyer Tudor Perera, claiming Rs. 1 billion over the remarks he had made regarding JHU Leader Ven. Omalpe Sobitha thera

Army said that it would launch a Court of Inquiry on the arrest of an Army soldier with 43 counterfeit Rs 1000 notes in his possession while he was on a motorcycle with another at Pahala Kadugannawa area on Saturday.

The Union of Agricultural Research and Production Assistants of Sri Lanka held a protest near the Economic Development Ministry yesterday, against the curtailment their basic rights. Pix by Kithsiri de Mell

President Mahinda Rajapaksa left this afternoon on a one-day visit to Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, Information Unit of the Presidential Secretariat division said

T.B  Jayah Mawatha (Darley Road) Colombo 10, has been blocked by heavy traffic due to a protest opposite the Mahaweli authority.

Three fishermen from Myanmar have been rescued by local fishermen and were handed over to the Navy in Trincomalee last evening.

A woman had died of serious burn injuries early this morning at Kudamaduwa in Piliyandala, Police said.

Former External Affairs Ministry Secretary Karunatilake Amunugama assumed duties as the new secretary of the Ministry of Investment Promotion today.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has decided to call back their stars Lasith Malinga and Ajantha Mendis with immediate effect to Sri Lanka from Australia where they are currently playing in the cash-rich Big Bash T20 domestic league sources

Sri Lanka has named medium paceman Isuru Udana and Dhammika Prasad, all rounders Jeevan Mendis and Kosala Kulasekara, batsmen Angelo Perera and Upul Tharanga, all of whom have represented Sri Lanka

Somaratne Dissanayake's latest movie 'Siri Perakum' bagged the special audience award at the Dhaka International Film Festival which ended yesterday.

The talks between fishermen's representatives of Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka on January 27 be an opportunity to prevent arrest of fishermen from this state and seizure of their boats by the island nation's naval personnel

Newly-appointed, radiant SLFP Colombo Central Organiser Hirunka Premachandra being escorted to her first SLFP Bala Mandala meeting in Kolonnawa today. On the left is her mother, wife of the slain SLFP stalwart Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra. Pix by N

Kicking off her political campaign in a bold and determined note confronting her rivals, the newly-appointed Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) Colombo Central Organiser Hirunika Premachandra today said no-one could separate her from President Mahinda Ra

Several Sri Lankan fishermen released by the Indian government today said the Indian coastguards subjected them to harassment when they were arrested last year, for poaching into the Indian territorial waters.

Kelaniya Pradeshiya Sabha members have requested President Mahinda Rajapaksa not to re-appoint Minister Mervyn Silva as SLFP organiser for the Kelaniya electorate, and to appoint anyone other than him.

Four Indian nationals who were on tourist visa were arrested in Palai by the Palai police while they were engaged in business activities in the area yesterday.

The Matara-bound express train from Vavuniya derailed at Poonewa between Vavuniya and Medawachchiya this morning. Pix by Romesh Madusanka

The Matara-bound express train from Vavuniya derailed at Poonewa between Vavuniya and Medawachchiya railway stations this morning.

Several fishermen, who were released from the Sri Lankan prisons recently, attempted to immolate themselves at the district collectorate premises on Saturday, while demanding the state government to persuade the Island Country to release their mechan

While slamming the Congress-led UPA government for what it said was its weak foreign policy, India’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today called on the Indian Congress government to improve its relationship with neighbouring nations including

Sri Lanka on Saturday said it was ready to face another resolution against the country in the UN rights body over alleged war crimes during decades long civil war against the rebel Tamil Tigers.