The death toll in the gale that hit the southern coastal belt has risen to 12 including eight fishermen, and four others who died due to falling trees and other objects. Five fishing boats have been destroyed and 12 others are reported missing. […]

A gale blowing at a speed of about 40km per hour has caused havoc in the Matara area. A number of trees in homes and on the roadside which has resulted in damages to several homes and commercial establishments. Three persons were injured and taken to the Matara Hospital, while ambulances have been sent by […]

The Federation of University Teachers Association (FUTA) said yesterday it would write to President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Higher Education Minister S.B. Dissanayake on the government’s failure to fulfill its promises by increasing teachers’ salaries and investments in higher education through the 2012 budget. […]

The Sri Lankan Government has decided to declare year 2012 as the Year for a Trilingual Sri Lanka aimed at motivating the people to acquire trilingual skills. […]

Former Minister Anuruddha Ratwatte passed away a short while ago at the age of 73. Ratwatte was the Former Deputy Defence Minister and the Minister of Power and Energy. […]

Over 12,000 people die annually due to tobacco use in Sri Lanka while around 100 million people have died in the 20th century due to tobacco related diseases around the world, said National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol (NATA) chairman Prof. Carlo Fonseka. […]

Harith Eknaligoda holds a picture that includes his missing father, the Sri Lankan journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda News Source: The Independent – UK – By Andrew Buncombe New freedoms promised by the end of 25-year civil war are still being denied journalists in Sri Lanka, where many who have taken an unbiased stance have paid with […]

The Malabe private medical college should never be allowed to award the Sri Lankan MBBS, Medical Faculty Students Action Committee representative Najith Indika said yesterday protesting opposite the University Grants Commission (UGC). […]

Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa yesterday stated that an investigation will be held in connection with the unacceptable behaviour exhibited by some Members in the House during the budget speech by President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday. He made this observation in response to a point of order raised by UNP MP Jayalath Jayawardena before commencement of the […]

The judge who presided over the High Court Trial-at-Bar that convicted Former army commander Sarath Fonseka says that she had received death threats throughout the trial. Deepali Wijesundera who chairs of the High Court Judges Association (HCJA) of Sri Lanka said that she is not sure who was threatening her. […]

The alleged abduction of a prominent Peliyagoda businessman by two men in camouflage military uniforms this morning has resulted in protests in the area. […]

The leader of the opposition in Sri Lanka says himself and a group of opposition MPs have been assaulted in the parliament chamber after the president presented the budget. Ranil Wickramasinghe, MP, said a number of opposition MPs were admitted to the hospital after the assault by the government MPs. […]

Post war economic recovery and long-term plans for improving the quality of life of the people were the main themes of budget 2012 presented by President Mahinda Rajapaksa in Parliament yesterday. Accordingly, a significant increase in budgetary allocations were made to the relevant ministries towards realizing these objectives, such as, Education, Higher Education, Economic Development […]

All Government servants and security forces basic salaries will be increased by 10%, President Mahinda Rajapaksa proposed delivering the 2012 Budget speech a short while ago. […]