Gammanpila Vows Legal Action To Remove Vijitha Herath From Constitutional Council

Gammanpila Vows Legal Action To Remove Vijitha Herath From Constitutional Council

Oct 2, 2015

Pivithuru Hela Urumaya Leader Udaya Gammanpila yesterday threatened to take legal action if JVP parliamentarian Vijitha Herath is not removed ... Read More

Devolution Essential for Reconciliation, India Tells Sri Lanka

Devolution Essential for Reconciliation, India Tells Sri Lanka

Oct 2, 2015

India told Sri Lanka at the 30th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva on Thursday, that ... Read More

‘Fast Bowling Everest’ – Curtly Ambrose arrives in Colombo

‘Fast Bowling Everest’ – Curtly Ambrose arrives in Colombo

Oct 2, 2015

West Indies assistant cricket coach Curtly Ambrose arrives in Colombo on October 1, 2015. At 2.01cm, he is one of ... Read More

VIDEO: Drug kingpin Siddique re-remanded

VIDEO: Drug kingpin Siddique re-remanded

Oct 2, 2015

Drug kingpin Mohammed Siddique, who was arrested on charges of drug trafficking was re-remanded till October 14 by Colombo Chief ... Read More

Probe mechanism must be domestic: President

Probe mechanism must be domestic: President

Oct 2, 2015

President Maithripala Sirisena has told the New York Times on Wednesday that he would keep an open mind on a ... Read More

Video: Domestic mechanism a big lie: Wimal

Video: Domestic mechanism a big lie: Wimal

Oct 2, 2015

National Freedom Front (NFF) leader Wimal Weerawansa today challenged the government to prove that the unanimously adopted UNHRC resolution did ... Read More

Hemasiri Fernando is new ITN Chairman

Hemasiri Fernando is new ITN Chairman

Oct 2, 2015

Hemasiri Fernando has been appointed as the Chairman of the Independent Television Network (ITN), Government Information Department said. Read More

Ex-President re-summoned by Commission of Inquiry into Serious Fraud

Ex-President re-summoned by Commission of Inquiry into Serious Fraud

Oct 2, 2015

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has been summoned before the Special Presidential Commission of Inquiry on Massive Fraud and Corruption on ... Read More

Imaduwa to Kokmaduwa temporarily closed on E01

Imaduwa to Kokmaduwa temporarily closed on E01

Oct 2, 2015

The road between Kokmaduwa- Imaduwa on the Matara-Galle stretch of the Southern Expressway, was temporarily closed due to landslide risk ... Read More

VIDEO: Police beat me; took nude photos of me-School boy

VIDEO: Police beat me; took nude photos of me-School boy

Oct 2, 2015

"After being held at the Kotadeniyawa police station for three days, I was beaten and accused of committing this crime. ... Read More

“Implementing UNHRC recommendations problematic”: Nimal Siripala De Silva

“Implementing UNHRC recommendations problematic”: Nimal Siripala De Silva

Oct 2, 2015

The implementation of the UNHRC, recommendations including the establishment of a war crimes tribunal, would create many legal issues in ... Read More

Special dress for prisoners during PT

Special dress for prisoners during PT

Oct 2, 2015

Prisons Commissioner Rohana Pushpakumara stated today they were considering to introduce a new dress, a T-shirt and a track bottom ... Read More

Seya’s killing: Released persons hospitalised

Seya’s killing: Released persons hospitalised

Oct 2, 2015

The 17-year-old student and the 32-year-old man, who were arrested in connection with the killing of Seya Sadewmi, were admitted ... Read More

Risk of landslide on Southern Expressway

Risk of landslide on Southern Expressway

Oct 2, 2015

The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) today warned that there was a risk of landslide near the 114th km post ... Read More

D.V. Upul allowed to go abroad

D.V. Upul allowed to go abroad

Oct 2, 2015

Hambantota District Provincial Councillor D.V. Upul who was charged with threatening FCID officers in a speech made by him, was ... Read More