A Korean today alleged that a female escort who accompanied him to a five-star hotel had robbed him of Rs.510,000 which he had won at gambling in a Casino in Colombo and an additional Rs.300,00 which he had with him. He alleged that the woman was gon

As many 45 persons belonging to different pro-Tamil outfits were on Monday arrested for attempting to picket trains and bus-stand in nearby Tirupur and Udhagamandalam, demanding that India should not participate in the CHOGM scheduled in Sri Lanka th

Voices within the Cabinet grew lounder against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visiting Sri Lanka with two more ministers saying today that he should not attend Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in view of alleged atrocities against ethn

UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake and MP Mangala Samaraweera stand outside the Human Rights Commission today after the UNP lodged a complaint at the Commission over the arrest of several of its members in connection with the clash which occurred

The United National Party (UNP) today filed a complaint at the Human Rights Commission over the arrest of several of its members in connection with the Matara Clash on October 5

The Ministry of Ports and Highways had been renamed as the Ministry of Highways, Ports and Shipping, the ministry said. The ministry said that it received the Gazette notification in this regard today.

The Department of Meteorology said showers or thundershowers would occur in the Northern, North-Central, Eastern, Southern and Uva Provinces during this afternoon and night.

A 12-hour water cut will be imposed from 8.00 a.m. tomorrow (05) till 8.00 p.m., in the Kolonnawa area because of vital repairs being carried out to the electricity supply by the Lanka Electricity Company (LECO), the National Water Supply and Drainag

A British man who was bathing in the Hikkaduwa sea with three other British nationals drowned yesterday

Fifteen persons were injured when a group of people from Pudhupatti village and Sri Lankan refugees clashed over a personal dispute near Batlagundu on Sunday night.

Two suspects in the killing of an aunt of the late filmmaker Tissa Abeysekara in Welikada on September 28 were arrested today by the special investigation unit of the Western Province (South) DIG’s office.

A total of 3750 students participated in a colourful peace march, embodying the culture and tradition of each country participating in the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). Pic by Kushan Pathiraja

Britain is scrapping a plan to force visitors from six "high risk" countries including Sri Lanka to pay a cash bond of £3,000 the interior ministry said on Sunday.

India on Saturday called on the Sri Lankan government to investigate into the latest Video by Britain’s Channel 4, which contained alleged rape and murder of an LTTE female combatant, the PTI news agency reported.

A man who allegedly entered the Katunayake–Colombo Expressway in a trishaw, defying Expressway traffic officers at the Peliyagoda entrance, was arrested by the traffic officers near the 11.9 km post on Saturday night, and handed over to the Pam

While claiming that UK's presence at the CHOGM in Sri Lanka was not intended to bathe the Sri Lankan government in a golden light, Britain said: “The UK will make the point that the meeting is about the Commonwealth and not just Sri Lanka.&

A giant crocodile was captured near Ella in Kurundugaha Hethakma on Friday night. The crocodile was later handed over to the Hikkaduwa Wildlife Conservation Department. Pix by Janath De Silva

The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has seized cosmetic products from 67 salons and beauty parlours, as they were not suitable for use.

Nine women who allegedly engaged in prostitution were arrrested by a special police unit while they were loitering along several roads in Pettah yesterday.

Two brothers in their twenties drowned in a lake near the Panankadu Bridge in Akkaraipattu yesterday while trying to retrieve their helmet from the lake, police said.

India's Rohit Sharma on Saturday created history by slamming highest number of sixes by any batsman in a One-Day International (ODI) tie, against Australia in the seventh match at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. Rohit slammed the third doub

Two people have been charged with murdering Sri Lankan student Thavisha Peiris as he delivered his last pizza before starting his dream job as an IT consultant, in UK.

The main opposition UNP today denounced the arrest and interrogation of two journalists of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) including its Asia Pacific Director Jacqui Park

The National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) said that it was making arrangements to create a data base with the names of offenders accused of sexual harassment

The Road Development Authority (RDA) said today that some 90,000 vehicles have used the Colombo- Katunayake expressway since its opening six days ago

Some union ministers are opposed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Sri Lanka to participate in CHOGM later this month but there is still time to take a decision, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said today

Police advise motorists using roads around Lipton Circus and Zoysa Roundabout to use alternative roads throughout the day to avoid possible traffic congestion due to ongoing road repair work in the area

Hindus celebrate Deepawali festival today. Pictured here Hindu devotees are engaged in religious observances at the Kochchikade Sri Ponnambalavaneswarar Kovil this morning. Pix by Manoj Rathnayake

A 34-year-old German national drowned in Dikwella while he was taking a sea bath in the Dikwella beach area, police said

Opposition and UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe, MPs Sajith Premadasa and Karu Jayasuriya who met today for a discussion with regard to the proposed party reforms decided to meet again next Monday,