Category: Local News

The Presidents of Seychelles and Sri Lanka agreed on the need to protect the Indian Ocean and its resources as the ocean belongs to the countries in this region. […]

Dilith Jayweera, an advertiser turned investor who makes investments in the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) through his investment vehicle Divasa Equity, yesterday affirmed that he has no involvement in the controversial resignation of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman, Tilak Karunaratne. […]

Jathika Hela Urumaya Leader Ven. Omalpe Sobitha Thera yesterday scoffed at police claims that the robbery of artifacts from the Colombo Museum had been carried out by a drug addict. He said Monday’s arrests were only a red herring drawn across the trail of the real culprit. […]

Sri Lanka will protest a travel advisory issued by Britain that warns its citizens of an upsurge in nationalism and anti-Western rhetoric in the island nation, a Sri Lankan official said Monday. The travel advisory issued by the British Foreign Office would adversely impact thousands of British tourists to Sri Lanka, Xinhua quoted External Affairs […]

Three foreigners have been arrested by Galle Police for behaving in an indecent manner near a Buddha statue. […]

Lawyers told the Colombo Magistrate today that MP Duminda Silva who is currently undergoing treatment abroad for injuries sustained at the Kolonnawa shootout will surrender, once he returns to the country after his recovery. […]

At least two suspects in the Colombo Museum robbery case were arrested by the police in Piliyandala last night, together with some of the stolen items, police said. […]

Japanese Special Representative Yasushi Akashi will arrive in Sri Lanka on a two day official visit today, a Japanese embassy release stated yesterday. […]

COLOMBO, Aug 20 (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund on Monday raised concerns over the resignation of the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission, observing that the regulator had been taking the right steps to ensure market participants obeyed the rules. […]

Sri Lanka will host the 58th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference from 7th to 15th September at BMICH, Colombo. […]

Private buses operating on the Kottawa- Pettah (138) route are currently on strike in protest to police not returning a driver’s license, President of the Lanka Private Bus Owners’ Association (LPBOA) Gemunu Wijeratne said. […]

Sri Lanka’s champion fast bowler said after the mistreatment by Sri Lankan Cricket he realised that he had onlyhimself to depend on. […]

The body of a woman who died under suspicious circumstances was found in the Hakmana area last night (August 19) near the bus depot. […]

During the landmark State Visit of President Mahinda Rajapaksa to India in June 2010, it was decided that the 2600th year of the attainment of enlightenment of Prince Siddharatha as Gautama Buddha (Sambuddhatva Jayanthi) will be commemorated by India and Sri Lanka through joint activities. Following this agreement, President Rajapaksa personally requested the Prime Minister, […]

A CAT scan done on UNP parliamentarian Palitha Range Bandara’s wife who was admitted to Sri Jayewardenepura Hospital with suspected internal head injuries after being allegedly beaten on Friday night at home, had revealed no brain damage, hospital sources said. […]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa addressing the inaugural UPFA Provincial Council election rally yesterday afternoon in the sacred city of Anuradhapura, told a mammoth gathering that his party does not need promises to win the forthcoming polls as the government has won the trust of the people by fulfilling all the promises it has given before. […]