Category: Local News

Development projects will not be carried out at the cost of the environment or by causing hardships to the people, although the country is on the path of rapid economic development, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said. […]

The Japanese Special Envoy Yasushi Akashi has urged Jaffna Civil Society not to lose hope in achieving peace and to think positively towards reaching an amicable settlement to the Tamil question. […]

Aug 26, Colombo: Sri Lanka Police Department has commenced an investigation on police officials who had given information to media regarding the arrest of the suspects of the National Museum robbery. […]

The involvement of film and tele drama actresses operating brothels in Colombo in recent months was further highlighted with police finding popular tele drama actress and former Miss Sri Lanka runner-up in an under cover operation at Uyana, Moratuwa. […]

A thin layer of oil from the rusting cargo vessel which sank off Panadura is reportedly flowing ashore at Wellawatte. […]

  Marine Environment Protection Authority Director General S R Samaratunga yesterday said they will take legal action against owners of the Cyprus flagged Bulk Carrier MV Thermopylae that has sunk within a range of six to eight nautical miles off the shores of Panadura. […]

The President of Maldives arrived on a State Visit to Sri Lanka yesterday. The Presidents Sri Lanka and Maldives agreed to extend and strengthen cooperation in human resource development, defense and security and protection of the resources and sea lanes in the Indian Ocean. […]

The chief suspect in the triple murder which recently took place in Ramakrishna Terrace, Wellawatte has been arrested, police said today. […]

The Panadura- Walana Central Anti-Vice Squad raided a hotel said to be owned by a film and teledrama actress in Moratuwa yesterday. Two alleged prostitutes and the manager of the hotel, a retired police sergeant, had been arrested. […]

The special team led by Chief Inspector Hemantha Owitigama examines the micro pistol previously used by the LTTE. (Inset) The LTTEweapon with eights rounds of 8mm ammunition and a hand grenade taken into custody. Pix by Nishan S. Priyantha. […]

  Deputy Minister of Co-operatives and Internal Trade Basheer Segu Dawood has tendered his resignation from the Deputy Ministerial post to the President today. Speaking to Ada Derana Segu Dawood claimed that he intends to carryout SLMC propaganda work for the upcoming Provincial Councils elections. […]

Housing and Construction Minister Wimal Weerawansa was reported to have fallen ill this morning and admitted to the Kurunegala Hospital. He was on his way to Trincomalee to attend the provincial council election campaign. […]

Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police Anura Senanayake yesterday said that the police were happy that a massive operation they had conducted painstakingly for months to trace invaluable artefacts stolen from the National Museum in March had yielded the desired results. He said the police were looking for the main suspect. […]

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) said that the repairs on the Norochcholai power plant were successful. […]

DMK president M. Karunanidhi Tuesday requested the prime minister to introduce a resolution in the United Nation (UN) General Assembly and the UN Human Rights Commission (UNHRC) for Sri Lankan Tamils and Sri Lankan refugees. […]

21 universities and educational institutes, except the Faculties of Medicine have been closed from yesterday until further notice. […]