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Director-General of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Vice-Admiral Anurag G. Thapliyal has refused to be drawn into the controversy over India’s stand on Katchatheevu and said India's stand on the issue is quite clear ...
The Army has begun the process of recruiting youth from Mullaitivu at the Mullaitivu Maritime Divisional Secretariat, the Army said. ...
Torture is a fact of life in countries across Asia, including in Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan and China, human rights body Amnesty International (AI) said adding action should be taken against the issue ...
Iran plans to take part in the South Asia Network of Ozone Officers meeting which is scheduled to be held from May 27-30 at the Grand Oriental Hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka. ...
About 50 people were hospitalised for suspected food poisoning after having meals at alms giving at Sri Sambuddathwa Jayanthi Viharaya at Diyadawa in Deniyaya, hospital sources said ...
The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) seized a stock of medicine valued at Rs. 60 million past the day of expiry from a warehouse at Grandpass in Colombo yesterday, the Internal Trade Ministry said. ...
A man who was stuck between the walls of the Maradana Captain Gardens Pillaiyar Kovil and Totem Vidyalaya was rescued by the police today. ...
While condeming the mass abduction of girls in Nigeria, Sri Lanka today said that the abduction demonstrated the urgent need for decisive and concerted efforts by the international community to combat terrorism in all its forms and manifestations ...
Major General Prasad Samarasinghe has been appointed as the Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army with effect from May 17 ...
Pakistan Naval Ships PNS SHAMSHEER will be arriving at Colombo Port for a 3-day visit from Tuesday. ...
A 50 year-old police constable was killed and his son was badly injured after an unidentified group attacked the father and son with sharp object while they were returning from a party held in Meegama, Welipenna last night, the Police said. ...
Two teachers attached to the Vavinna Kanishta Vidayalaya in Wattegama were yesterday arrested on charges of having forcibly cut the hair of a girl studying in Grade-6. ...
Four leading environmental associations today charged that Industry and Commerce Minister Rishad Bathiudeen had illegally cleared 18,000 acres of forest land belonging to leading wildlife parks in three districts. Pictures ...
A body had been recovered burnt at the Meegahathenna Cemetery this morning, the Police said ...
Parliamentarian Duminda Silva, who is to be indicted in the High Court in the Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra murder case, was allowed by the court to go to Singapore for six weeks, to obtain treatment for the injuries sustained during the shootout. ...
A bus driver, arrested on the charge of spitting betel-chewing out of a bus at a public place in Colombo Fort was fined Rs.1,500 by the Colombo Fort Magistrate ...
Former Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake today declined to plead guilty or not guilty when the case filed by the Bribery Commission was heard in the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court on the grounds that her lawyers were not allowed full access to the bank accounts on which the case was based ► ► ► ...
Despite repeated denials about the Central Bank’ involvement in the controversial hedging deal, it had paid as much as Rs. 480 million as lawyers’ fees regarding the transaction referred to the international arbitration panels, the Daily Mirror learns ...
The two Police officers who were on guard duty at the Gampaha residence of a ruling party WPC member had been transferred to the Hanwella and the Gampaha Police stations, sources said ...
Former North Western Provincial Councillor Ananda Sarath Kumara was sentenced to two years rigorous imprisonment suspended for seven years and was fined Rs.50,000 by the Puttalum Magistrate Court today for getting a teacher who punished his daughter to kneel down ...