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A housemaid in Saudi Arabia who was not paid for more than 15 years, says her pleas to send her home are being ignored.

A Tamil Tiger suspect says he was tortured by police CID after being abducted by a group came in a white van.

JVP rejects the assurances given by the Govt that no bill will be introduced to privatise higher education.

JVP rejects the assurances given by the Govt that no bill will be introduced to privatise higher education.

Trade unions in Sri Lanka say they will take industrial action to protest against the proposed wage increase announced by the government.

Sri Lanka’s Appeal Court has ruled that former Attorney General Mr. Mohan Pieris could be called in as a witness to inquire into the disappearance of journalist, Prageeth Eknaligoda.

Sri Lanka were skittled for a humiliating 43 as South Africa cruised to a mammoth 258-run victory in the first one-day international in Paarl.

The Free Media Movement of Sri Lanka (FMM) says that it did not campaign against the European Union’s Generalised System of Preferences plus (GSP+) facility to Sri Lanka.

Britain and Russia have commended the government for its investigations into the brutal attack on British tourist and Russian national at Tangalle, says the Sri Lanka government.

The Sri Lankan navy says it has seized a fishing boat which was to be used by twenty two Sri Lankans trying to flee illegally to Australia

Tamil activists who tried to assault Thirukumaran Nadesan, husband of MP Nirupama Rajapakse at Rameswaram in southern Tamil Nadu had been arrested

Teachers in the north are requesting hundreds of houses out of 50,000 build by India in the Vanni region.

Sri Lanka postal service says it will remove disputed French stamps with pictures of LTTE before delivering the letters.

TNA says it will urge South Africa’s ruling party to help resolve the national question in Sri Lanka.

Sonali Wickrematunge calls on the international community to exert pressure on Sri Lanka to hold an independent probe.

Sri Lanka Govt urged to conduct a proper research on stray dogs before re-initiating a culling programme.

Animal rights campaigner urges the Govt to conduct a proper research on stray dogs before re-initiating a mass culling programme.

Mahesh Wickramasingha is among the latest ‘racist killings’ in UK, says Institute of Race Relations.

Campaigners urge the UN to intervene in the case of two activists believed to have been abducted last month.

South Africa secure a first home series win since 2008 with victory over Sri Lanka in the final Test.

Five men suspected of murdering a British tourist in Sri Lanka early on Christmas Day have been remanded in custody until 20 January.

Courts do not have legal authority to decide the time limit for rehabilitation of LTTE suspects, says a Colombo court.

University students on Thursday held a massive demonstration in Colombo demanding authorities to remove the Vice Chancellor of Sri Jayawardenapura University.

The Maldives has overturned a decision made last week to shut down all spas and health centres in resorts, President Mohamed Nasheed has declared.

The trial of the murder of journalist Dharmaratnam Sivaram (Taraki)
has been postponed until April 25.

Narcotics department official was accused of forcibly withdrawing money from the bank account of a suspect in his custody

Elmo Fernando travels to Chilaw to witness a Three centuries old first Sinhala Nadagama staged for the festive season

Asian Human Rights Commission says the companion of the murdered British tourist was sexually assaulted after the brutal attack on the couple.

MP Duminda Silva’s official bodyguards were among the ten suspects identified by witnesses of Bharatha Lakshman murder hearing

The election for SLC becomes a one-horse race after the main rival group against Upali Dharmadasa withdraws.

The election for SLC almost becomes a one-horse race after the main rival group against Upali Dharmadasa withdraws from the contest.

The Sri Lanka government denies it is under pressure from India to devolve more powers to provinces.

The family of the murdered free trade zone worker accuse the president of failing to fulfil pledges to the family.

Hikkaduwa hoteliers accuse the Mayor of blackmailing and seeking extortion at the peak of the tourism season.

Tourism operators in the Maldives have expressed concern over a government order to shut down all spas and health centres in resorts

Five school children in Negombo have been arrested over an alleged attempted rape of a tourist.

A UK charity that supplied wheelchairs to Sri Lanka attacks the decision to impose customs duties.

Thilanga Sumathipala warns of consequences if ‘unqualified people’ allowed to hold office in the SLC.

Dairy farmers in Vellaweli in the Amparai - Batticaloa district border complain of harassment to their livelyhood.

The Appeal Court of Sri Lanka has accepted a petition filed by the parents of two activists of ‘Jana Aragalaya ‘(People’s Struggle), Lalith Kumar Weeraraj and Kugan Muruganathan.

Tougher laws will be introduced to maintain food safety in the catering industry, say authorities.

Sri Lanka authorities predict a historically low temperature for Colombo as a result of cyclonic storm ‘Thane.’

Sri Lanka authorities predict a historically low temperature for Colombo as a result of cyclonic storm ‘Thane.’

All planned events and festivities for tourists in the southern Sri Lankan resort of Tangalle has been cancelled say local tourism promoters.

JHU says that the present government has not given any assurances to India to devolve more powers to provinces.

A British man killed on holiday in Sri Lanka has been described as a “committed” Red Cross worker

Mahela Jayawardene becomes the first Sri Lankan cricketer to reach 10,000 Test cricket runs.

The chairman of Tangalle local government body was arrested in suspicion for the murder of a British tourist in Sri Lanka.

Journalists in Tangalle receive death threats following their coverage of an attack that killed a British tourist.

A man and a woman, believed to be Sri Lankans, have been arrested on suspicion of child abduction, police say.

Upali Dharmadasa says he is confident of taking the SLC back on track if he wins the forthcoming elections.

Two years after the end of the conflict, the BBC’s Priyath Liyanage goes back to Sri Lanka to trace a boy who fled the war armed only with a violin.

A 17-year-old has been arrested over the theft of a collection box set up to help the family of a man stabbed to death.

Ports and airports are on alert for a couple who have gone missing with two young children in Leeds.