News Headlines

karunatilaka-amunugama

US to be asked to show cause

admin

The US Embassy in Colombo is to be asked to show cause as to why it signed an agreement with ...

handcuffs-prison-capture-image

Valachenai teachers, principal arrested

admin

The principal and two teachers of a school in Valachenai were arrested over the death of a child during a ...

kandyperahera0407196eote

Elephant rampage injures 24 people

admin

An elephant rampage at a Temple perahera (pageant) last night in Badulla injured 24 people. The police said that the ...

karunanidhi

K’nidhi wants citizenship for Lankans

admin

DMK President M Karunanidhi today requested the Centre (Indian government) to provide citizenship to over one lakh Sri Lankan Tamils ...

Sri-Lankan-refugees

Indian police arrest 21 Sri Lankans in Kochi

admin

The Q branch of the Tamil Nadu police, with the assistance of the Ernakulam North police, took 21 Sri Lankans ...

art353-brendan-oconnor-300x0

Lawyers given access to Lankans

admin

Australian Immigration Minister Brendan O’Connor has granted lawyers access to two Tamil asylum seekers who feared they would be sent ...

national-museum-colombo

Man dupes museum suspects

admin

A man had duped three suspects who are in prison over the Colombo National museum theft and got Rs. 50,000 ...

hand-cuffs-police-lights6

Sri Lankan arrested in Cyprus

admin

A court in Cyprus today issued a three-day custody decree against four people including a Sri Lankan in connection with ...

1369388979-sri-lankan-buddhist-monk-sets-himself-on-fire-over-cattle-slaughter_2081623

Monk sets himself on fire (Pictures)

admin

A Buddhist monk today set himself on fire in Kandy demanding an end to cattle slaughter The monk who set ...

police

Probe on police accountant

admin

An investigation has been launched into allegations of fraud against the accountant of the Pollonaruwa police. The police media unit ...

port

Fire at Colombo port

admin

A major fire broke out at the Colombo Port early this morning, the police media unit said. The police said ...

Ban

Ban urges non-violence on Vesak

admin

UN Secretary Geberal Ban Ki-moon says a spirit of non-violence is needed to help inspire peace and quell conflict. In his ...

Handcuffs

Sri Lankans in people trafficking network

admin

The National Investigations Department (DNI) in the Dominican Republic arrested members of a people trafficking network with possible links to international ...

asylum

Lankan asylum seeker to be freed

admin

A Sri Lankan asylum seeker, previously deemed a security risk, will be released from Villawood Detention Centre in Sydney after ...

24blweather_jpg_1465415f

Bad weather to impact Sri Lanka

admin

A wet phase of Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) wave is expected to impact Sri Lanka next month with heavy rain, the ...

Next Page »
UA-34506463-1