Category: Local News

Two persons including a female were killed when a group of individuals on motorbikes had opened fire at a JVP rally today (15) evening at Katuwana in Hambantota, police spokesman SP Ajith Rohana said. […]

Government spokesman and Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said that the former army commander Sarath Fonseka should clear himself first before pointing fingers at the government. […]

One person was killed and fifteen others injured in an accident between a van and a lorry in Hettipola police area this morning, police said. […]

Former Army Commander General Sarath Fonseka yesterday said in Colombo that he was prepared to go back to prison, if that was the price that had to be paid to topple the corrupt and dictatorial Mahinda Rajapaksa government. […]

Former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka stated today (June 14) that his primary goal was to begin his new political journey while adding that he had no intention of joining the government and would work for the common opposition. […]

Wu Bangguo (R), chairman of the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC), shakes hands with Chamal Rajapaksa, Speaker of the Sri Lankan Parliament, in Beijing, capital of China, June 13, 2012. (Xinhua/Ju Peng) BEIJING, June 13 (Xinhua) — China’s top legislator Wu Bangguo on Wednesday pledged to boost exchanges and cooperation with the […]

Thirty school children were injured in an accident which took place in the Batawanguwa area on the Kegalle-Kurunegala main road this morning (June 14), police stated. […]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s recent visit to the United Kingdom was hailed as a foreign policy success for Sri Lanka by several officials who accompanied him on the tour. […]

Sri Lanka today said a task force overlooking the implementation of the reconciliation commission is making progress and has shorlisted 33 of its recommendations to be implemented at national level. […]

The government has turned its attention to provide a fair chunk of benefits to the public from the downward trend of petroleum prices in the international market. […]

One person killed following a shootout between bank robbers and police in Talangama early today morning, Police said. The robbers who had attempted to rob a bank in Talangama had hurled grenades at Police who arrived at the scene. Afterwards during a shootout with police one suspected bank robber had been killed, Police said. […]

(Reuters) – The Sri Lankan rupee fell to a record low of 133.60 against the dollar on Tuesday on importer demand for the U.S. currency as an IMF delegation went into a sixth day of discussions on the last tranche of a $2.6 billion loan. […]

Zhou Yongkang (R), a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, meets with Ranil Wickremesinghe, head of Sri Lanka’s United National Party, in Beijing, capital of China, June 11, 2012. (Xinhua/Li Tao) BEIJING, June 11 (Xinhua) — A senior official of the Communist Party […]

Sri Lanka has been removed from the ‘list of shame’ in UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s annual report on children and armed conflict during 2011. […]

The United States on Monday exempted India and six other nations from U.S. economic sanctions after they significantly reduced their imports of Iranian oil, foreign media reported […]

The declaration of “Wehera Hena Poorwarama Raja Maha Vihara” and its premises as a sacred area was unveiled by the Secretary of Defence and Urban Development Mr Gotabaya Rajapaksa today (09th June) with the blessings of HE the President Mahinda Rajapaksa at a colourfull function held at the Weherahena Poorwarama Raja Maha Vihara at Matara. […]