Former DIG Vaas Gunawardena was remanded till October 24 on charges of having abducted and assaulted a student of the SLIIT campus in Malabe Pictures

Former Sri Lanka Cricket Captain T.M.Dilshan will announce his retirement from international Test cricket tomorrow, the Sri Lanka Cricket said today.

The businessman and his bodyguard who were reportedly missing since yesterday have returned home last night, the police said.

A 27 year-old person was killed and three others escaped in a shooting incident at Dematagoda last night, police said

Internet users in Sri Lanka as in India and Bangladesh, enjoy partial freedom in the subcontinent.

Canada has launched a direct assault on the authority of the Commonwealth secretary general, attacking him as a stooge for a Sri Lankan regime it accuses of serious human rights abuses, London based, The Guardian reported on Tuesday.

Forty nine of the fifty three students of the South Eastern University in Samanthurai who were remanded were released on bail. Four of the students were further remanded for allegedly giving false evidence. Pix by Wasantha Chandrapala

A pensioner is seen shouting slogans at today’s demonstration organised by the All Island Collective of Pension Organisations. The demonstration was held outside the Fort Railway Station urging the government to resolve the anomalies in the P

In a 12-hour operation carried out by a team of doctors in the plastic surgery section of the Colombo National Hospital a completely severed penis was successfully rejoined, Unit’s Chief Surgeon Dr. Duleep Perera said

An unusual species of ants found in several areas in Panadura is being monitored by the Medical Research Institute, its director Dr. Anil Samaranayake said.

Two men including one who is suspected to be a coordinating secretary of Minister Mervyn Silva are reported to have gone missing around 5.00 a.m. today after their luxury jeep was found abandoned near the Gamini Theater Roundabout in Maradana.

The Bandarawela town experienced hail accompanied with heavy rains this afternoon

Former DIG Vass Gunawardene has been named as one of the key suspects in the Malabe campus student assault case

Two barrels said to contain 50Kgs of wallapatta or sandal wood oil valued at Rs.10 million, were seized by the Customs this morning at the Katunayake cargo terminal. The goods were detected at the time were being prepared for export to Singapore

UNP Southern Provincial Councillor Maithri Gunaratne said he and Provincial Councillor Shiral Lakthilaka had requested for special police security from the Police Chief

Indian Minister of External Affairs Salman Khurshid called on President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the President’s House this morning.

A motorcycle parade called Che Riders, organised by the Socialist Youth Union (SYU) to mark the international Che Day began today at the Hyde Park grounds in Colombo. The parade will end in Vavuniya on Sunday. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja

United National Party (UNP) Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has decided to handover the party leadership to any party member who could prove he or she was eligible to lead the party, UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake said

The Department of Post will mark the World Post Day with the official launch of its express mail service tomorrow with several innovative facilities provided to users, Post Master General Rohana Abeyratne said

In a major operation, officials of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) busted a gold smuggling racket involving Sri Lankan nationals, who adopted a novel technique by hiding gold bars in the toilet of an aircraft bound for New Delhi

The Maldives Supreme Court, in a midnight ruling, has annulled the results of the first round elections of September 7, in which Maldivian Democratic Party candidate, Mohamed Nasheed, stood first with over 45.45 per cent of the popular vote

The price of a 400 gramme packet of Maliban milk powder has been increased by Rs. 70 while the price of a 1 kg. packet has gone up by Rs. 185 from last Friday, the Maliban milk powder company said

British Foriegn Minister Alistair Burt has confirmed he is leaving his position as Foreign Office minister in today’s Cabinet reshuffle.

. Opposition and UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe seen here leaving party head quarters ‘Sirikotha’ after the working committee meeting this evening. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja

Ending weeks of anxiousness and curiosity, the UNP Working Committee today decided to appoint a powerful supreme council to handle party affairs.

United National Party (UNP) Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe said today no party members were involved in the clash at Matara. He accused the Government of manipulating the clash with the intention of destroying the main opposition party

Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid, who is on a two-day official visit to Sri Lanka, said Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s participation at the CHOGM would be announced in due time

Five Democratic Party members who were successful at the recent Provincial Council Elections, took oaths today before party leader Sarath Fonseka at the DP head office in Kotte. Pix by Nisal Baduge

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott says he has no intention of following Canada's leader in boycotting next month's Commonwealth summit in Sri Lanka because of human rights concerns

A 4.5 magnitude undersea earthquake had been detected 400 km east, off the coast of Panama, Ampara today noon, the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau said