Bus strike on 138 Kottawa- Pettah route

Private buses operating on the Kottawa- Pettah (138) route are currently on strike in protest to police not returning a driver’s license, President of the Lanka Private Bus Owners’ Association (LPBOA) Gemunu Wijeratne said. […]





Sacred Kapilavastu Relics in Sri Lanka

During the landmark State Visit of President Mahinda Rajapaksa to India in June 2010, it was decided that the 2600th year of the attainment of enlightenment of Prince Siddharatha as Gautama Buddha (Sambuddhatva Jayanthi) will be commemorated by India and Sri Lanka through joint activities. Following this agreement, President Rajapaksa personally requested the Prime Minister, […]



Range Bandara’s wife out of danger

A CAT scan done on UNP parliamentarian Palitha Range Bandara’s wife who was admitted to Sri Jayewardenepura Hospital with suspected internal head injuries after being allegedly beaten on Friday night at home, had revealed no brain damage, hospital sources said. […]




Government will win on performance, not promises

President Mahinda Rajapaksa addressing the inaugural UPFA Provincial Council election rally yesterday afternoon in the sacred city of Anuradhapura, told a mammoth gathering that his party does not need promises to win the forthcoming polls as the government has won the trust of the people by fulfilling all the promises it has given before. […]



30 Sri Lankan Tamils rescued from traffickers

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu ‘Q’ branch sleuths on Thursday night rescued 30 Sri Lankan Tamils at Vandalur while being taken by a gang involved in human trafficking to Mamallapuram from where they were to be transported to an island near Australia. […]




Sri Lanka stocks rise, but SEC chief’s resignation hits volume

Aug 17 (Reuters) – Sri Lankan stocks edge up on Friday led by the island nation’s top lender, Commercial Bank of Ceylon, but concerns over the resignation of the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission trimmed trading volume. The Colombo Stock Exchange’s main index rose 0.38 percent, or 18.41 points, to 4,927.13. […]






Harry J says he was only a puppet at CPC

Former CPC Chairman Harry Jayawardena yesterday alleged that an attempt was being made to confuse the public as regards the circumstances under which blacklisted Vitol Asia(Pvt) Limited, Singapore had been reinstated as a supplier of petroleum products to the CPC. […]



Maithripala challenges Ranil to debate

SLFP General Secretary Minister Maithripala Sirisena yesterday issued an open challenge to Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe to a public debate about the allegation made by him that Wickremesinghe tried to undermine Gamini Dissanayake’s 1994 presidential election campaign by providing information about Dissanayake’s election strategies to UPFA candidate Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga. […]