Category: Local News

The price of 90 octane Petrol, 95 octane petrol and Super Diesel has been increased by 3 Rupees per litre while the price of Auto Diesel has been hiked by Rs.6 with effect from today. […]

President Rajapaksa Sends Message of Good Wishes to Pope Benedict XVI President Mahinda Rajapaksa has sent a message expressing his gratitude and good wishes to Pope Benedict XVI, following the announcement of the Pope’s resignation. […]

Seeking to exert pressure on the Centre, Congress MPs from Tamil Nadu on Friday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh demanding that India join western countries like the US in bringing a resolution against Sri Lanka at the UNHRC over the alleged human rights violations during the war. […]

Minister of Plantation Mahinda Samarasinghe has been appointed to head the Sri Lankan delegation at the upcoming United Nations Human Rights Council Sessions in Geneva. […]

Chairman of the Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee Sanath Jayasuriya has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador for Sri Lanka tourism. […]

Sri Lanka has decided to ban land sales to foreigners after finding that some offshore investors did not use land and property purchases to benefit the nation’s economy, the government spokesman said on Thursday. The decision comes as the $59 billion economy is struggling to boost foreign direct investment despite gradually stabilizing macroeconomic economic conditions […]

Ayurvedic Commissioner of North Central Province Dr. Kumara Alwis was hospitalised following an acid attack in Anuradhapura, in the early hours today, police sources said. […]

Eastern Provincial Council member, Priyantha Pathirana has been hospitalized following an assault last night and is said to be critical condition. […]

By Shenali Waduge Benjamin Dix is the chief protagonist in promoting presumed wrongs committed by the armed forces of Sri Lanka and emerges every time there an international event using documentaries and films meant to devalue Sri Lanka’s military achievement – we have become accustomed to these theatrics just as we are well aware that […]

It is critical to address accountability in Sri Lanka through a genuine and comprehensive national process, the UN Secretary General’s office. […]

By Shenali Waduge Response to Mr. Hameed Abdul Karim No nation with a clear majority in terms of race, religion and a history that boasts over 2600 years of civilization held together by Sinhalese Buddhist Kings would need to appeal to the world to understand why they are beginning to feel alienated.  That is the […]

Submitted by Walter Jayawardena Reiterating her demand for imposing an economic embargo on Sri Lanka till Tamils in the country were fully and honourably rehabilitated and granted rights on a par with the Sinhalese, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Wednesday called upon the Union government to work in tandem with other countries to ensure that those […]

Saudi Arabia has recalled its ambassador from Colombo in a tit-for-tat move amid tensions after a Sri Lankan nanny convicted of murder was beheaded in the kingdom, the official SPA news agency reported. […]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa has telephoned Maldives President Mohammed Waheed Hassan Manik today to inquire about the political developments in the country. […]

Sri Lanka today flatly rejected Britain’s Channel 4 documentary titled No War Zone – the killing fields of Sri Lanka to be aired in Geneva at the next session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) scheduled to begin later this month as “concocted lies, half-truths and speculations” to embarrass the country at the summit […]

TEHRAN-An Iranian cultural official rejected some media reports alleging that he has called for a ban on the imports and sales of Buddha stautes in Iran, saying that his remarks have been “misquoted”. […]