Category: Local News

Some 80 barrels consisting of 16,000 litres of Ethanol worth more than Rs.3.2 million and imported from Malaysia were taken into custody by Customs officials at the Orugodawatte container yard this morning. […]

The Sri Lankan rupee was little changed in dull trade on Friday as investors were on year-end holidays, dealers said. […]

The Sri Lankan Terrorist Investigation Department is questioning Junior Vikatan journalist, Tamil Prabhakaran, on charges of violating visa regulations and taking pictures of army camps in the North Lankan district of Kilinochchi. […]

The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) seized a stock of 25,000 kg of big onions unfit for consumption at a warehouse in Modara on Thursday (December 26). […]

Two armed men have robbed around Rs 1.3 million in cash from a bank in the Malabe area today. […]

The Disaster Management Ministry today introduced the hotline 117 to inform the DMC any disasters, the Ministry said. […]

Expressing deep concern over the continuing arrests and detention in Sri Lanka of fishermen from Tamil Nadu, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has asked the Centre to intervene to secure the release of these fishermen. […]

Sri Lanka will commemorate today (26), the 9th anniversary of tsunami  and the 7th anniversary of National Safety Day […]

Eranga Mendis of Dharmashoka College, Ambalangoda was among the thousands of Sri Lankan children who managed to escape the 2004 tsunami, when tidal waves hit the coast six metres away from her house. […]

The Christians of Sri Lanka are today free to celebrate with joy the birth of the founder of their faith in keeping with the traditions of the past, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said in a Christmas message. […]

Together, I have every confidence that we can transform this country not only into Asia’s next Knowledge Hub, but also the Wonder of Asia said Secretary, Ministry of Defence and Urban Development, Gotabaya Rajapaksa delivering the keynote address at the “WorkinSriLanka” Conference 2013 at the Taj Samudra Hotel in Colombo Monday morning (23). […]

The JVP-led Ceylon Teachers’ Service Union (CTSU) yesterday said it would file legal action against the Education Ministry’s decision to put an end to the Grade V scholarship examination from 2016. […]

The ruling party members (UPFA) of the Homagama Pradeshiya Sabha yesterday voted against the budget presented to the council by Chairman A.D. Kumarasiri. […]

British Sri Lankan Forum (BSLF) donated £1000 for the Resettlement Housing Project of war victims in Sri Lanka at a function held recently in Birmingham for the same purpose. The money was raised at a dinner and a musical evening with a patriotic theme held at the Parish Church of All Saints, Queensbury on Saturday […]

FILE PHOTO – The Thermal Nagar police in Tuticorin district, which had arrested 59 Sri Lankan fishermen on charges of illegal fishing in Indian waters during September-November, are all set to file charge sheet against the fishermen before the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) court in Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. […]

A person was killed and another four wounded following a grenade attack in Pragathi Mawatha, Walasmulla last night, police said. […]