Hospital sources say MP Duminda Silva is out of danger, two bullets have been removed from his head and the surgery continues […]

The investigation into the shooting incident that took place in Mulleriyawa has been handed over to the CID, Police Spokesman Maxi Proctor said a short while ago. From the shootout Former Parliamentarian and Presidential Adviser Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra and two more persons were killed. […]

Former Parliamentarian and Presidential Adviser Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra has been killed following a shooting incident which took place in Kolonnawa today (October 8), sources confirmed. […]

All arrangements are in place to hold a free and fair election today to elect 420 members to 23 Local Government bodies which include 17 Municipal Councils, one Urban Council and five Pradeshiya Sabhas. […]

Sri Lanka’s Special Task Force (STF) units which specialise in counter terrorist operations and VIP security will be providing part of the security for the 17th SAARC summit which is due to be held in Addu City, Maldives in November, Maldivian media reports. […]

Tamil expatriate in Canada T S Swarnam expressed his strong displeasure over the nomination of Neethan Shan as the candidate of the New Democratic Party (NDP) in Scarborough Rouge River for the upcoming provincial election in Canada. He observed that Neethan Shan has been an active campaigner for the LTTE for more than a decade, […]

Six people, including a child, died in an accident involving two lorries at Wariyapola town in the Kurunegala district yesterday afternoon, Police said. […]

The Sri Lanka Medical Council launched a token strike from 8am today (October 5) to 12 noon in protest of last evening’s attack on the Registrar of the Medical Council, Dr. N.J. Nonis. […]

Measures will be taken to construct an airport in the Nuwara Eliya district, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said. The President on Monday instructed the relevant ministers to identify suitable land for the purpose, the President’s media said. […]

A suspect arrested in connection to the stabbing of a Police Constable in the Modara area yesterday (03) has died, police said. The suspect had reportedly died while returning with a team of police officers after revealing the location of weapons used in the murder of the policeman. […]

A member of the Dharmaloka College Kelaniya Parent-Teacher Association who had been severely critical of a lottery that the school was planning to introduce to raise funds for the college swimming pool was severely warned by Public Relations Minister Mervyn Silva. […]

A Rs 20 billion development plan is underway in Kandy to give the world heritage metropolis a major facelift under a Presidential initiative. President Mahinda Rajapaksa addressing the business community and professionals in Kandy on Sunday said that the city would be developed and facilities expanded, maintaining its cultural value, historical significance and scenic beauty. […]

The sports minister in Sri Lanka has said he will launch an investigation into allegations that the ministry’s own medical unit provided banned substances to some of the country’s sports personnel. […]

Battle-hardened campaigner turned Parliamentarian Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekara’s maiden directorial venture ‘Gamani’ is being screened to packed houses in the EAP circuit with the patriotic masses treating the movie with reverence. […]