Category: Local News

Notwithstanding the demands of Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, DMK president M. Karunanidhi and other Tamil Nadu political leaders, the Centre on Monday reiterated that it would continue to train defence personnel from Sri Lanka in Indian military establishments as it was a friendly nation. […]

Japan’s envoy Yasushi Akashi has told Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa that Japan is willing to help his country improve relations with the West, which have been strained over human rights and war crimes accountability issues.In a news briefing, Akashi said he told Rajapaksa that Japan is ‘willing to assist in the efforts to develop […]

Sri Lanka, which was censured over its human rights record during the last days of the war against LTTE in 2009, has made steady progress in improving its image, External Affairs Minister said. […]

A father on hearing that his little daughter had fared extremely well at Sunday’s Grade Five Scholarship examination died of a heart attack, unable to bear the joy the good news brought. […]

The police are conducting investigations on an incident where a man and his daughter have been shot dead in the Moragahahena area in Horana. […]

The chief suspect of the UNP MP T Maheswaran assassination was sentenced to death by Colombo High Court Judge Sunil Rajapaksha this morning. […]

Mannar Magistrate granted bail on the Minister of Industry and Commerce, Rishad Bathiudeen who was summoned in connection with alleged threat on a judge, damaging the court premises and provoking the public. […]

Exams Commissioner W.M. Pushpa Kumara said the investigations regarding the issue of releasing grade 5 scholarship exam papers early will be handed over to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID). […]

A police inspector assigned to the Medagama Police Station who is alleged to have been under the influence of alcohol while on duty has been interdicted. […]

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. […]