Rare birth of sextuplets at Colombo hospital

Fifteen member gang murders man

A fifteen member gang hacked to death a man in Ratmalana eary this morning and also caused injuries to his wife. The police media unit said that the armed gang had broken into the house and shot the man and later hacked him to death. The victim was identified as 62 year old Lional Silva, the police said.?His wife suffered stab injuries and was later admitted to hospital. So far the police have not been able to arrest anyone over the incident. The Mount Lavinia police are conducting investiga

23 Aug, 2012

MDP wants MR to push Waheed on polls

The main Maldivian opposition Maldives Democratic Party (MDP) has urged President Mahinda Rajapaksa to push Maldives President Mohamed Waheed to hold early Presidential elections. The Maldivian President and a delegation of senior Ministers and officials are scheduled to undertake? a State Visit to Sri Lanka from tomorrow at the invitation of President Mahinda Rajapaksa. During this visit, the two Presidents will conduct bilateral consultations to review the relations between the two countries

22 Aug, 2012

Pillayan?s absence a non issue says TMVP

The absence of former Eastern province Chief Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan (Pillayan) during a visit to Batticaloa yesterday by a government delegation including some Ministers and Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa, has been termed as a non issue by the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pullikal (TMVP). TMVP spokesman Azad Maulana told the Colombo Gazette that TMVP leader Chandrakanthan did not attend the meeting as the meeting was purely on development issues organized by the Urban Developme

22 Aug, 2012