A husband and wife were swept away while attempting to cross the gushing waters of Pandi Oya in Bambarakanda, police said. The residents managed to rescue the 43-year-old woman. She was admitted to the Ratnapura Hospital

A Bulgarian fugitive convicted in the suffocation deaths of 18 Sri Lankan stowaways who died in the back of a truck he was driving nearly two decades ago has been arrested near Seattle and faces possible extradition to his home country, U.S. authorit

Asylum seekers from Sri Lanka risk being returned to potentially harmful situations under the government's enhanced screening process, the Australian Human Rights Commission says

More than 70 people including residents were hospitalised following a gas leak from a chemical factory in Piliyandala in the early hours today, police said UPDATE

Amid sharp protests from various quarters, the government last night decided to shelve the decision to approve regulations governing two gazette notifications for the establishment of two casino centres in Colombo, sources said.

The heavy rains and administrative issues in Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) have slowed down city beautification projects and constructions underway for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) to be held next month. Pix by Kushan Path

The Colombo-Katunayake Expressway which is scheduled to be officially opened on October 27 will be opened to the public for three days (from October 22-24) during which arrangements have been made to hold cultural, sports and other events with peop

A Sri Lankan who had allegedly sexually harassed an underage Dubai national at a star class hotel in Colombo was ordered to be remanded till November 1 by Colombo Fort Magistrate today

The old police post at the Katunayake Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) was removed and relocated in a two storey building near the airport today. Pix by Nirmala Fernandez

A toll of Rs.300 will be charged from each vehicle, including cars and jeeps, that travels from Peliyagoda to Katunayake on the Colombo-Katunayake Expressway which is scheduled to be officially opened on October 27, the Ministry of Ports and Highways

The Officer in Charge of Kosgama Police Thilina Hettiarachchi had been interdicted “for failing to carry out duties”, Police said today. The OIC had bailed nine suspects without producing them to the Court, the Police said.

Malaysian authorities should drop charges against a rights activist accused of showing a film about Sri Lanka’s civil war without Censorship Board approval, Human Rights Watch said Monday.

The Welfare Society of Wijeya Newspapers Ltd. held a health camp for the staff at the office premises today. Pix by Nisal Baduge

Six lorries transporting timber to Colombo and Akkaraipattu without valid transport licence were taken into custody at Haputale along with 12 suspects by the Haputale Special Task Force (STF) today. Pix by R. Kogulan

The National Irrigation Museum was declared open today at the Mahaveli Centre by the Irrigation & Water Resources Management Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva.Pix by Nisal Baduge

Six suspects including Sudath Chandrasekara, a secretary of the UNP leader and Kithsiri Kahatapitiya, a former Western Provincial Council opposition leader were arrested after they surrendered to the Matara Police in connection with the October 5 pro

Mohamed Fausdeen, who is one of the main suspects involved in the killing of businessman M.M. Mohamed Siyam, was granted bail by the Colombo High Court.

Arachchikattuwa Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Jagath Samantha (UPFA), who is wanted in connection with the alleged assault on three private-bus employees on the Chilaw –Colombo and Puttalam – Colombo routes today surrendered to the Marawila P

Canada should not boycott the upcoming Commonwealth meetings in Sri Lanka, former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney said.

A group of 56 suspects, on remand following a clash between two UNP factions in Matara on October 5, were enlarged on Rs 200,000 personal bail each by the Matara Chief Magistrate Ruwan Sisira Kumara today.

Teachers’ unions today vehemently criticised a decision made by the Education Ministry to take disciplinary action and fine a teacher who made a statement to the media concerning alleged sexual harassments she had faced. 

Two expatriates, includng a Sri Lankan, drowned off the Oman coast while enjoying Eid holidays.

Four persons who surrendered to the Matara Police today in connection with the  clash between two UNP factions were remanded till tomorrow by the Matara Acting Magistrate Shirley Jayaweera, the Police said.

A group of 24 Sri Lankan fishermen were taken into naval custody while engaging in illegal fishing using purse seine nets on Saturday in the seas off Dutch Bay in Trincomalee, the Navy said.

More than 20,000 candidates sat today for the Korean Language Proficiency test held at leading schools in Colombo. If qualified the candidates would be provided with job opportunities in South Korea consequent to an agreement reached by the two gover

United National Party (UNP) MP Kabir Hashim who has been assigned by party leader Ranil Wickremesinghe to have discussions with MPs Karu Jayasuriya and Sajith Premadasa on party reforms, today assured that he would work towards a settlement acceptabl

Senior Indian Congress Parliamentarian from Tamil Nadu M Krishnasswamy said that certain regional and caste oriented parties in Tamil Nadu are playing to the gallery on the issues related to the plight of Sri Lankan Tamils

The Sri Lanka National Federation of the Visually Handicapped held a march this morning calling for equal treatment. The march was held at Lipton Circus in Colombo. Nearly 300 visually handicapped people representing 21 districts participated in the

A double-cab carrying Ministerial Security Division (MSD) officers, allegedly speeding on the Southern Expressway, ran off the track at the 8km post between Kahatuduwa and Gelenigama and crashed into the partition fence after hitting a van.

The government said that it would never issue new license to open betting centers in the country and already taken measures to shift all betting centers in the Colombo city into a special betting zone, the state owned SLBC said.