Category: Local News

A bus transporting garment factory workers and two carrying members of the public collided early this morning at  Habaraduwa Galle, injuring 16 people the police said […]

The UK expressed its deep disappointment at the fact that trial proceedings have not yet commenced on the murder of British citizen Khuram Shaikh and the assault on his partner Victoria in Tangalle even 18 months after the incident. […]

Ministry of Private Transport Services will hold discussions with private bus owners regarding the annual revision of bus fares at the National Transport Commission (NTC) today (24). […]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday placed the Sacred Relics of the Buddha in the Sanda Hiru Seya Stupa being constructed in Anuradhapura, dedicated to War Heroes who made the supreme sacrifice on behalf of the nation. The Sanda Hiru Seya close to the Sacred Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi is the first of nine such Stupas to […]

COLOMBO (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s president has scrapped a contentious code of conduct for journalists after editors and rights groups condemned it as a further blow to press freedom, government and media sources said Sunday. […]

COLOMBO, June 21 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s rupee hit a more than six-month low in early trade on Friday on dollar demand for equity-related transactions, but late exporter selling of the greenback helped the currency to hold ground, dealers said. […]

  – by Cricket Observer – When the odds were mounting against Sri Lanka in the second semi – final match of the ICC Champions Trophy played between India v Sri Lanka at Cardiff on June 20, 2013, both Mahela Jayawardene and Angelo Mathews successfully reviewed two close lbw calls each, and survived for a […]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa has sent a congratulatory message to the President-elect of Iran Mr. Hassan Rohani. […]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa, in a letter to Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, has expressed his grief on the death and destruction caused by the natural disaster in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. […]

No new licences will be given for casinos, said President Mahinda Rajapaksa speaking to media heads at Temple Trees last morning. He said that be it Mr. Packer or anybody else, no licences will be granted. Anybody contravening licencing regulations and establishing casinos will be dealt with, and their casinos closed down, he said. […]

Secretary to the President Mr. Lalith Weeratunga on Wednesday (June 19) answered questions in a live Twitter Q&A session. It was the first time any Sri Lankan civil servant used Twitter to answer questions from the general public. […]

Jagath Chamila has won the Best Actor award at the New York City International Film Festival for his role in Priyankara Vittanachchi’s film Sam’s Story. Four other actors from US, Denmark, Cuba and Canada were nominated for the award. […]

All journalists, including Sandaruwan Senadheera of Lanka E news, who are said to have disappeared, are living abroad, government MP Arundika Fernando told Parliament today. […]

Mass Media and Information Ministry Secretary Dr. Charitha Herath It is the view of the President that a comprehensive Code of Ethics for the Media should emerge from ‘within the industry and the Government would only play a supportive role,’ Mass Media and Information Ministry Secretary Dr. Charitha Herath said. […]

Prime Minister  Julia Gillard of Australia told External Affairs Minister Professor G.L. Peiris that she is looking forward to attending the Commonwealth Summit in Sri Lanka, and that Australia will do everything she can to ensure total success of the event.  She made this observation at a meeting in the Australian Parliament in Canberra on […]

Head of the Legal Studies Department, the Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL), Yasodhara Kadiragamatambi, was stabbed by a law student at noon yesterday while she was seated at the reception of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. […]