Category: Local News

A two day workshop themed “Attitudinal and Personal Development of Service Personnel in Post War Scenario” was conducted for Security Forces personnel at the Security Forces Headquarters (Wanni) on 3rd and 4th June 2012. […]

The first ship carrying vehicles berthed at the Magam Ruhunupura Mahinda Rajapaksa (MRMR) Port at Hambantota a short while ago, Sri Lanka Ports Authority stated. […]

Sri Lanka has recently signed prisoner exchange agreements with four countries and will commence implementation by returning 22 Pakistani detainees to their country of origin, an official said here Tuesday. […]

A chance recovery of a barrel containing secret LTTE papers, buried in the Vanni east, has led to the arrest of a security forces officer allegedly involved in the assassination of Lt. Col. T. N. Muthalif in May 2005 in Colombo, The Island learns. […]

In a letter UNP MP Dr. Jayalath Jayawardena has requested the Inter Parliamentary Union(IPU) to continue efforts to make sure Former Army Chief Sarath Fonseka a full pension with civil and political rights. […]

Shirani Sabaratnam, who works at the London-based Channel-4 TV Station as an editor and a presenter, arrived in Sri Lanka on Sunday. On arrival she was detained at the airport by Sri Lankan law enforcement authorities and later deported to Britain, informed sources said. […]

The CID today submitted a report to the Colombo Magistrates court stating that they have concluded investigations in to the murder of former MP Baratha Lakshman and three others when the case was taken up today. […]

A 2001 file photo shows a donation container and Tamil flags displayed for sale at the renovated Hindu Temple Society in Richmond Hill. The Canada Revenue Agency has fined two Hindu temples in the Toronto area for sending money to a suspected front organization for Sri Lankan rebels following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. […]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa and First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa arrived in London yesterday to attend the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of Queen Elizabeth 11. […]

The National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) said today that no pornographic websites have been banned in the country, despite numerous claims by officials and a misconceived public notion. […]

It is an undisputed fact that the arrival of Arahat Mahinda to Sri Lanka 236 years after the Parinirvana of the Buddha and his meeting with King Devanampiyatissa at the mango grove of Ambastale in Mihintale, is among the momentous events in the history of Sri Lanka. This year, we commemorate this great event as […]

The Indian Government extended the ban on the Sri Lankan defeated terrorist group LTTE by two more years. A statement issued by the Indian Home Ministry on May 14,stated that even though LTTE was defeated in Sri Lanka, “recent reports reveal that remnant LTTE cadres and leaders are regrouping in Tamil Nadu.” […]

UNP front liner Karu Jayasuriya and his wife were admitted to the Hambantota base hospital a short while ago after the vehicle the duo were travelling in met with an accident in Hambantota, the Police said. […]

Scores of Sri Lankans, due to have been deported from the UK on a government charter flight on Thursday afternoon, have had their removal orders overturned by high court judges. About 40 failed asylum-seekers – most of whom are thought to be Tamils – were granted dramatic last-minute stays. […]

Police arrested 18 individuals following a raid carried out on a brothel operating from club in D. R. Wijewardena Mawatha, Colombo Fort. […]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s official visit to Thailand has been very successful. During the discussions held with Thai Prime Minister Mrs. Yingluck Shinawatra she has said that Thailand will give its fullest support to develop agriculture, fisheries and educational sectors of Sri Lanka. […]