Home should be secure place for child – President

The home should be transformed into the safest and most secure place for the child generation which formed the life blood of the nation, President Maithripala Sirisena said.



Sri Lankan Rupee hits record low at 161

Sri Lankan Rupee drops to a record low against US Dollar as the selling price reaches 161.0082.



Chandimal pleads not guilty to ball-tampering

Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal has pleaded not guilty to breaching Article 2.2.9 of the International Cricket Council’s code of conduct and a hearing will be held following the conclusion of the ongoing second Test against the West Indies.



Kiri Vehera Chief Incumbent’s shooting: Five suspects arrested

The Police have arrested five suspects in connection with the recent shooting of the Chief Incumbent of the Kataragama Kiri Vehera Raja Maha Viharaya, Ven. Kobawaka Dhamminda Thera and another monk.



High-power explosives found inside a well in Kilinochchi

Kilinochchi Security Forces have discovered a large haul of high-power explosives inside a well in Paravipanchan, Kilinochchi.



Laying the groundwork to betray Sri Lankan armed forces personnel to foreign powers – Mahinda Rajapaksa

Former president Mahinda Rajapaksa says government has introduced a Bill to amend Act No: 25 of 2002 which represents Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters.



Cricket-Sri Lanka protest after ball-tampering accusations

Sri Lanka’s cricketers were continuing their second test against West Indies ‘under protest’ after they were accused by match officials of altering the condition of the ball.



VAT on Private hospital will be removed next week- Mangala

The VAT on private hospitals will be removed from next week, Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera said yesterday.



Government like a bull and buffalo-drawn plough: MR

Former president Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday compared the government to a plough being drawn by a bull and a buffalo.



Gama Hadana Gamana launched

The Gama Hadana Gamana parallel to Gramashakthi People’s Movement was launched on Wednesday in the Puttalam District under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena.



NFF requests President Permit Gnanasara Thera to don robe in prison

The National Freedom Front (NFF) led by Parliamentarian Wimal Weerawansa yesterday (15), sought the intervention of President Maithripala Sirisena to ensure that General Secretary of Bodu Bala Sena, Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera serve his prison term in robes.



Murali, Jayawardene snub desperate Sri Lanka selectors

Sri Lankan cricket legends Mahela Jayawardene and Muttiah Muralitharan have rejected a request to provide consultancy services to the struggling national team, saying they had no “trust in the system”.



Mahinda Rajapaksa should select the Presidential candidate – Gota

Former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa who was in Kandy today, responded to questions posed by journalists.



Court verdict victory for human rights defenders

The conviction of a Buddhist monk who had threatened the well-known campaigner against enforced disappearances, Sandhya Eknaligoda, is a victory for human rights defenders in Sri Lanka, Amnesty International said today.



Ramazan message of Sri Lanka President and Prime Minister

The most important thing in our life should be the purification of mind for the betterment as well as the protection of human beings. Any act, which is harmful to the society first germinates in a human mind. Consequently, the salvation and betterment of the human beings could only be attained in an environment of good thoughts where moral values are strengthened.



Sri Lankan held trying to ‘traffic’ three Bhutanese women to Iraq

A Sri Lankan travel agent was arrested in Mumbai on Wednesday for allegedly trying to fly to Sri Lanka with three Bhutanese women. The women told cops that the accused had promised them high paying jobs in a men’s spa in Iraq. Cops suspect he may have intended to force the women into the sex trade.