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The special commodity levy on imported dhal has been reduced to Rs. 5 from Rs.22 per 1kg with effect from February 6, the Finance Ministry said today. […]

Anarkalli Aakarsha said that she would contest from the Matara District at the Southern Provincial Council election this time. Her election campaign is scheduled to begin after the opening of her co-ordinating office tomorrow. […]

(Reuters) – Sri Lanka has refused a visa request for a U.S. State Department official, the U.S. Embassy said on Tuesday after Washington signalled it would propose a U.N. resolution against the South Asian state over alleged war crimes. Tensions rose after U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Nisha Biswal voiced frustration on Saturday over Sri […]

I share your dream to strengthen the Sri Lankan nation under a single flag in a united country. Achieving this requires hard work coupled with diligence and honesty.  It calls for patriotism that transcends the barriers of geography and community, with reconciliation and combined unity of purpose, stated President Mahinda Rajapaksa in his Independence Day […]

(Reuters) – Sri Lanka rejected U.S. criticism of its human rights record as “grossly disproportionate” on Sunday, a day after a senior U.S. official said Washington would table a U.N. resolution against Colombo. Assistant Secretary of State Nisha Biswal expressed frustration on Saturday over Sri Lanka’s failure to punish military personnel responsible for atrocities in […]

Police at Arlanda airport in Stockholm have arrested a man suspected to be a Sri Lankan national who attempted to enter the cockpit of a plane destined for Sweden claiming he had a bomb, foreign media reported. […]

Police last evening arrested the prime suspect in the killing of journalist Mel Gunasekera at Battaramulla. Police spokesman SSP Ajith Rohana told The Island last night that the officers of the special Crime Investigation Unit of the Mirihana Police had made the arrest at the New Road, Dompe. The suspect Samson Joseph Anthony (39) of […]

MP Anura Kumara Dissnayake has been unanimously elected as the new Leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (People’s Liberation Front) at the party’s 7th National Convention held at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium today. […]

The Assistant Vice President at Fitch Ratings Lanka and senior business Journalist Mel Gunasekera had been found murdered at her house in Battaramulla this morning, Police said […]

Two persons, suspected to be involved in several organized crimes, were killed following a shootout with Police Special Task Force (STF) personnel in the Ratmale area in Dikwella last night, police said. […]

The prices of powdered milk is to be increased with effect from midnight today, the Ministry of Co-Operatives and Internal Trade said. The price of a 400g milk powder pack is to be increased by Rs 61 while the 1kg pack will be increased by Rs 152. […]

To avoid hurting Tamil sentiment ahead of elections, the government has refused to commit Sri Lanka any support against a US-sponsored UN resolution accusing its military of committing war crimes in the final assault on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in 2009. […]

Unknown gunmen have opened fire at the official residence of the Embilipitiya Police Crimes OIC last night. […]

The special traffic plan which was tried out yesterday at Pittala Junction to reduce traffic congestion in the area will now be made permanent. It will be in effect throughout the day from today, police spokesman Ajith Rohana said. […]