– by Shenali D Waduge – World War 2 took place over 70 years ago but Geneva Conventions did exist and the Allies were signatory to the Conventions. The Nazi soldiers were all members of the German army though Germany did not declare war on Allied Forces – the Allies declared war on Germany. […]

Child Development and Women’s Affairs Minister Tissa Karaliyadda yesterday said that the incident where a micro-camera had been installed in a hospital staff toilet was not his concern as it did not come under his ministry’s purview. […]

Three persons were killed and another two injured after jumping from the Matara-Kandy train when its engine caught fire at Wandurawa, hospital sources confirmed. […]

Some 80 barrels consisting of 16,000 litres of Ethanol worth more than Rs.3.2 million and imported from Malaysia were taken into custody by Customs officials at the Orugodawatte container yard this morning. […]

The Sri Lankan rupee was little changed in dull trade on Friday as investors were on year-end holidays, dealers said. […]

The Sri Lankan Terrorist Investigation Department is questioning Junior Vikatan journalist, Tamil Prabhakaran, on charges of violating visa regulations and taking pictures of army camps in the North Lankan district of Kilinochchi. […]

The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) seized a stock of 25,000 kg of big onions unfit for consumption at a warehouse in Modara on Thursday (December 26). […]

Two armed men have robbed around Rs 1.3 million in cash from a bank in the Malabe area today. […]

The Disaster Management Ministry today introduced the hotline 117 to inform the DMC any disasters, the Ministry said. […]

Expressing deep concern over the continuing arrests and detention in Sri Lanka of fishermen from Tamil Nadu, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has asked the Centre to intervene to secure the release of these fishermen. […]

Sri Lanka will commemorate today (26), the 9th anniversary of tsunami  and the 7th anniversary of National Safety Day […]

Eranga Mendis of Dharmashoka College, Ambalangoda was among the thousands of Sri Lankan children who managed to escape the 2004 tsunami, when tidal waves hit the coast six metres away from her house. […]

The Christians of Sri Lanka are today free to celebrate with joy the birth of the founder of their faith in keeping with the traditions of the past, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said in a Christmas message. […]

Together, I have every confidence that we can transform this country not only into Asia’s next Knowledge Hub, but also the Wonder of Asia said Secretary, Ministry of Defence and Urban Development, Gotabaya Rajapaksa delivering the keynote address at the “WorkinSriLanka” Conference 2013 at the Taj Samudra Hotel in Colombo Monday morning (23). […]

The JVP-led Ceylon Teachers’ Service Union (CTSU) yesterday said it would file legal action against the Education Ministry’s decision to put an end to the Grade V scholarship examination from 2016. […]