Category: Local News

While expressing concern over the Sri Lankan government decision to list 16 entities and 424 individuals for purported links to terrorist activities, the Canadian government said that it ‘could further hinder progress on reconciliation.’ […]

Five including the train engine driver, assistant, guard, signal controller and the Potuhera station master have been interdicted until the crash probe ends, Sri Lanka Railways said today. […]

Sri Lanka’s main political parties and affiliated trade unions will hold rallies today to mark the 125th International Workers’ Day (May Day). A majority of political parties will hold their rallies in Colombo. […]

At least 70 passengers were injured in the train accident at Pothuhera, Kurunegala this morning, the Police said. Four of the injured were in serious condition, hospital sources said. […]

Gold weighing 33.453 kg and worth Indian Rs. 10 million seized by officials of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) in a raid on an apartment at Triplicane, India. Two youths were arrested. The gold was smuggled from Sri Lanka. […]

At least 20 passengers were injured when Vavuniya bound inter-city train collided with Matara bound train at Pothuhera, Kurunegala, this morning, police said. […]

The reduced fares on buses plying along the Southern Expressway will not be changed, Chairman of the Expressway Transport Services Company, L.A. Wimalaratne said. […]

Bahrain’s Prime Minister His Royal Highness Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa hosted a luncheon in honor of President Mahinda Rajapaksa this afternoon at the Ritz-Carlton. […]

US State Department’s Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, Nisha Biswal, is scheduled to meet Tamil Diaspora groups on Tuesday (April 29). […]

A team of the Andhra Pradesh police is expected to arrive in Sri Lanka shortly, to probe a multi-million rupee kidney racket involving some residents of Andhra Pradesh and also Sri Lankans, including leading Lankan nephrologists. […]

Bahrain Presents the Prestigious Khalifa Medal to President Rajapaksa Today in Bahrain, President Mahinda Rajapaksa was presented with the prestigious Khalifa Medal, the highest honor in the Kingdom of Bahrain. […]

The two suspects involved in armed robberies in Kirulapana, Kohuwala, Rawatawatta and Malabe, wearing full-face helmets, have been arrested by Kohuwala Police today. […]

One person died and two were injured after they slipped and fell during the Sri Pada pilgrimage near Indikatupahana this morning, Police said. […]

Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Youth Affairs and Skills Development recently signed Memoranda of Understanding with two non-state vocational training institutes, the Don Bosco Technical Training Center and ORHAN (Organisation for the Rehabilitation of Handicapped) to facilitate skills training needs of people in the North and to prepare them for enrollment in vocational training courses conducted […]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa left for Bahrain this morning on a two-day state visit. This is the President’s first visit to the country. During the tour, the President will hold bilateral discussions with His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa, the King of Bahrain, and the two countries are also scheduled to sign several memorandums of […]

The National Freedom Front (NFF) has accused the Leader of the Democratic Party (DP) Sarath Fonseka of being a crony of imperialistic Western powers whose sole intention is to subdue Sri Lanka. […]