Category: Local News

A van over taking a lorry crashed into a Colombo-Hatton bus in Avissawella and then collided with the same lorry at the Weliwita junction at Kaduwela killing one people and injuring more than 10. […]

H.E. Barack Obama President of the United States of America Excellency, I was greatly greatly saddened to hear the news of the shoot-out in an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, where 27 persons, including 20 innocent little children were tragically gunned down. […]

His Excellency Dr Manmohan Singh Prime Minister of the Republic of India Excellency, Deeply moved by the passing away of the great Indian sitarist and composer, Bharat Ratna Pandit Ravi Shankar, I send you my heartfelt condolences on this sad occasion. […]

Colombo, Dec 15 (IANS) Sri Lankan lawyers Saturday decided not to accept a new chief justice if the current one is removed without a fair trial. A government sponsored motion to impeach current Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake was recently presented to parliament and then investigated by a parliament panel which found her guilty of most […]

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) Vice President, senior lawyer Anoma Goonethilake said she decided to resign from her position following the tense situation that arose during the special general meeting held this morning. […]

  By Shenali Waduge The world would have been a better place but for a handful of people who are directly or indirectly responsible for the state of anarchy and disunity throughout the world. They do not function in isolation and if people were to open their eyes and spend some time to find the […]

The state-owned Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has increased the price of a liter of Octane 90 Petrol by Rs. 10 effective from midnight yesterday (14).The new price is Rs. 159. […]

The Motor Traffic Commisioner General S. H. Harishchandra stated that the points system will be implemented from January in order to create disciplined drivers. […]

Colombo Night Races (CNR) will be held on December 15, 2012 attracting many foreign visitors to Sri Lanka. The rehearsals will take place today (14). Several roads near Galle Face and Colombo Fort will be closed from 6pm today and tomorrow in view of the Colombo Night Races. […]

Chairman of the Kelaniya Pradehiya Sabha, Prasanna Ranaweera would soon be arrested over an alleged assault of a woman, an officer at the Peliyagoda police said. A woman named Vineetha Edirisinghe, had lodged a complaint with the Peliyagoda police that Ranaweera and another assaulted her at the Pradeshiya Sabha building. She was admitted to the […]

By Shenali Waduge Let’s first set something’s straight. Today the West enjoys coming up with theories and terminologies for how people of the world should function according to its formats. They issue blueprints for how nations should live. The West needs to be reminded that it was the West that began slavery, created white and […]

COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lankan lawyers boycotted courts on Wednesday, crippling the judicial system in a protest at what they call an unfair impeachment move against the chief justice and is viewed abroad as a blow to judicial independence. […]

By Bruce Gale – The Straits Times How long can an economy enjoy strong growth without a clear strategic direction? Sri Lanka may soon be about to find out. Since the end of a 40-year civil war in 2009, this country has experienced a remarkable economic rebound. But with internal political squabbling threatening to distract […]

The religions provide a great contribution for reconciliation and it is the objective of the government to develop all places of worship and provide welfare to the people said Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday (10). […]

Professor Arjuna de Silva spelling out the ban on Himasha Eshan. Also in the picture is Panduka Keerthinanda, one of the members of the committee appointed to inquire into the country’s only positive dope case so far this year.  (Pic by Jude Denzil Pathiraja) The three-member committee, which was appointed to inquire into the country’s […]

Foreign Minister Bob Carr will travel to Sri Lanka on Friday to discuss trade ties, tourism and efforts to disrupt people smuggling. […]