Category: Local News

Sri Lanka and the Republic of Haiti established formal diplomatic relations on Friday (14).    Dr. Palitha Kohona, the Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations, signed the Memorandum of Understanding on behalf of Sri Lanka, while  Jean Wesley Cazeau, the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Haiti to the United Nations, signed on […]

The incident in which two children and their mother were killed in a fire which occurred in Kaldemulla, Ratmalana has been confirmed as a murder, police stated. […]

FILE PHOTO Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa said yesterday that war heroes attached to the Civil Security Department (CSD) were rendering yeomen service in the country.’s development drive. […]

The Tiger Terrorist spokesman in Australia Dr. Brian Senewiratne has been deported to Australia by the Singapore government. The 81-year-old Australian doctor has arrived in Singapore planning to travel to Malaysia and Indonesia to speak at forums organized by the tiger terrorist activists in those countries. Reports said that he was scheduled to travel from […]

External Affairs Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris, held bilateral talks with his Australian counterpart Senator Bob Carr, on the evening of 16th December at the Ministry of External Affairs prior to the inauguration of the first meeting of the Joint Working Group on People Smuggling and Transnational Crime on 17th December at the Ministry of Defence […]

Many would believe that “Betrayal Is Survival”, the tag line of Jacqueline Fernandez’s “Race 2”, truly reflects the cut-throat competition and survival mantra in the Hindi film industry, but the Sri Lankan-born actress says hard work and honesty can do wonders. […]

Minister of Mass Media and Information Mr. Keheliya Rambukwella said that the SLBC has rendered an immense service for enrichment of social and cultural values in Sri Lanka. […]

A mother and two children have died in a fire at a house in Kaldemulla, Rahmalana. […]

Asked whether Wijedasa Rajapaksa president of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka and a section of the Bar hijacked Saturday’s Bar Association special general meeting, the Bar Association Vice President who is tendering her resignation today said ‘Yes, of course, absolutely.’ She alleged that sections of the Bar hijacked the Bar Association meeting disallowing others […]

The Ceylon Teacher Services Union yesterday alleged that GCE Ordinary Level Science I question paper had been leaked and demanded an impartial inquiry into it. […]

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. […]

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. […]