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Sri Lanka’s pace duo of Lasith Malinga and Angelo Mathews helped their team win a pace battle against New Zealand to prove batting under lights was possible in the face of a moderate target in a Tri-Nations match here at…

Detained General Sarath Fonseka who had been found guilty in the ruling of the first court martial said that he did not accept the ruling and termed the sentence of a dishonorable discharge from rank pending the President’s approval as…

Sri Lanka today claimed that it was the only country in the world that defeated terrorism on its own without the presence of foreign military or intervention of other countries.

Cabinet approval has been granted for a Cabinet memorandum presented by the Defence Ministry to relocate and provide new houses to 66,000 low income families now living in shanties located in valuable lands in the Colombo city and implement UDA’s…

A mini war broke out in the Galle town a short while ago as police used teargas and later baton charged a group on DNA members who were staging a protest in the area demanding the release of General Sarath…

Colombo - Sri Lanka on Thursday rejected a report from the U.S. Department of State questioning the efficiency of its measures to investigate alleged war crimes.

COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's central bank on Thursday named HSBC, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Royal Bank of Scotland as lead managers of the Sri Lankan government's planned $1 billion sovereign bond.

Vice-Premier Li Keqiang extended a cordial invitation to President Mahinda Rajapaksa to attend the Closing Ceremony of Expo 2010 in Shanghai in October, and told Minister Peiris that the Government of China looks forward to the visit of President Rajapaksa.

Dambulla, Sri Lanka - A spectacular win against India under their belt, New Zealand will look to continue their sparkling show when they clash with hosts Sri Lanka in the second match of the cricket tri-series on Friday.

Mumbai: Hinduja Group flagship Ashok Leyland, has bagged an order for 1,000 buses from the People's Leasing Company in Sri Lanka.

Muttiah Muralitharan will return to wear the Sri Lanka cap in Australia when the national team tours Down Under in November, the world record holder has reveled.

The Sri Lankan Airlines has won the award for the best Airline in South Asia. Sri Lankan Airlines won this award at the International Aviation Awards Ceremony held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Ceremony was held for the 5th time.

The World Bank has advised Sri Lanka to change its development approach by improving access of the people in the lagging regions to leading areas of economy instead of shifting economic activity to lagging regions World Bank (WB) Country…

A commission set up to examine the last years of Sri Lanka's civil war has held its first sitting amid international claims that it lacks credibility.

Senior diplomat and one time Chief of the Peace Secretariat Bernard Goonatilake yesterday said that offspring of Sri Lankans who left the country have never come to their Motherland and they are in the forefront of agitation against Sri Lanka….

A three member disciplinary committee headed by Chairman of the SLFP Dicsiplinary Panel, Champanee Padmasekera, Saliya Mathew and D.P Mendis has been appointed to probe charges leveled against former Deputy Minister of Highways Mervyn Silva.

Four suspects were arrested for stealing cash, jewelry and other valuable items belonging to Tamils who travel by train by claiming to be from the Criminal Investigations Department (CID).

Colombo Grand Mosque announced that the holy month of Ramadan starts tomorrow. The moon of the Ramadan month of Hijri 1431 was sighted in several parts of the country.

The first General Court Martial against Gen. Sarath Fonseka – a case relating to his alleged involvement in political work while in active service -was heard yesterday without defence counsel.

The eastern Sri Lanka seems to be gradually getting back to normalcy after the devastating tsunami and the decades of civil war between the government forces and the Tamil Tigers.

With just six months to go for next year’s World Cup to be held in the subcontinent in February 2011, Sri Lanka will host New Zealand and India in the One Day International Micromax Triangular Series…

LAHORE: Training camp of the Pakistan A cricket team began here on Monday for preparation of the tour of Sri Lanka.

Wildlife authorities warned about a dramatic rise in the elephant-human conflict situation as over 70 elephants had stormed into an area near the Hambantota Development Project site.

The Advanced Level (A/L) examination commenced today (09) in over 1940 centres island wide. According to the Department of Examination 269,000 candidates will sit for the exam while 54,000 are sitting for the exam as private candidates.

Trains traveling along the coastal belt have been disrupted in Colombo following what officials say is a technical failure. At least four trains are currently parked along the main railway track near the Bambalapitiya railway station.(DM)

Amid continuing protests retired Supreme Court Judge Jagath Balapatabendi has been appointed as a one-man Special Presidential Commission to investigate the death of Ruhunu University student Susantha Bandara, president’s office said today.

A committee will be set up to formulate a report regarding salary anomalies and promotions in the Postal department, the secretariat to the postal ministry, Ashok Jayasekara said.

The Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) warned today that it will be compelled to take action against 14 principals of leading schools in the city if the schools did not keep their premises clean to prevent the spread…

The main opposition UNP warned that the transactions which take place in the stock market outside its fundamentals and investments made by the EPF violating its guidelines will lead to consequences right to the extent of…

President Mahinda Rajapaksa is scheduled to address the United Nations General Assembly on September 22 when more than 150 world leaders are expected to attend a summit meeting to take stock of the successes and failures of…

Economic Development Minister and Presidential troubleshooter Basil Rajapaksa has intervened to settle a crisis with Samurdhi officers who have launched a countrywide protest against last Monday’s tree punishment given to a Samurdhi officer by Deputy Minister Mervyn…

One of the country’s biggest resort hotel projects kicked off yesterday along the `Golden Mile’ on the Beruwela coast when Economic Development and Investment Minister Basil Rajapaksa laid the foundation stone for the three…

With the number of Dengue cases reported nearing 26,000 to date this year, Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa took city cleaners to task recently, following complaints that they are not performing their job adequately.

The police recently arrested a senior police official for allegedly accepting Rs 7.5 million from a person promising to help him to acquire a large stock empty artillery shells belonging to the Sri Lanka Army.

Out of the 78 private educational institutions in the country, about 30 institutions are maintaining some kind of standard, another 30 are below standard and 18 institutions are in bogus places which have no grounds of…

Sampath Bank Group, which consists of the Bank and four subsidiary companies, continued to maintain its growth momentum in the first half of 2010, by recording all-round impressive results over the corresponding period in 2009.

The filling of the Hambantota Basin will take within nine days.Several programmes are in place for the convenience of the public flocking to the location to have a glimpse of the Harbour before it is being…

GR says some of those who question the legality of having a dialogue with ‘KP’ had no qualms about accepting his predecessor Prabhakaran as the sole representative of Tamils.

Tax evaders will not be allowed to escape from the country hereafter, Finance and Planning Deputy Minister Chandrasiri Gajadheera told Parliament yesterday.

A Sri Lankan worker was killed by a snatch thief, who stole the victim’s laptop in the heart of the Saudi capital last week.

V.V.S Laxman smashed an unbeaten 103 to guide India to a five-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the third test Saturday to end the three-match series level at 1-1.

The Sri Lankan government said it has got Asian Development Bank funding to start work on an expressway between Colombo and Kandy in the central hills that will cut travel time to less than an hour.

The Colombo High Court yesterday served indictment on Danuna Tilakaratne, Wellington Dayhet and General retired Sarath Fonseka.

The Grand Night Bazaar providing many items of entertainment and fun for children, youths and elders will be held at the Green Path today (06).

With the significant growth of the milk production, the Cabinet granted approval to expand the activities of Milco (Pvt.) Ltd.

The number of visitors to Kandy during the Esala Perahera season is expected to increase by over 50 percent this year due to the peaceful situation in the country. Kandy police have prepared a special security program to ensure security…

Former President Chandrika Kumaratunga said yesterday that the country could not be developed with the help of casino owners, racketeers and murderers.

WASHINGTON: Over a year after Sri Lanka won the war against LTTE, the US still suspects that the international financial support network of the Tamil Tigers remains largely intact.

The government said yesterday that the law would take its course, if the Samurdhi officer, who was tied to a tree and abused by Deputy Highways Minister Mervyn Silva on Monday, for not attending a dengue control programme, made a…

On another day of fluctuating fortunes, Sri Lanka gained a decisive advantage to leave India facing a stiff task in their attempt to level the series.

Fortunes ebbed and flowed on the third day with India sneaking ahead by the close. The hosts undermined a blistering knock by Virender Sehwag with early wickets before Suresh Raina and VVS Laxman launched a recovery.

Sri Lanka is expected to earn a record 1.4 billion dollars from its tea exports this year.Tea, Sri Lanka's biggest cash crop, earned 71.3 billion rupees (635 million dollars) in the first six months of 2010 compared with 58.2 billion…

For want of effective monitoring by the government and Provincial Councils, some childcare centres are allegedly run like free labour camps.

Kandy – the World heritage metropolis is set for a major facelift under the Presidential initiative Kandurata Udanaya during next five years, with a Rs.116 billion allocation to promote various development initiatives.

The teenage Christian convert who ran away to Orlando last summer will find out today if she can avoid deportation. Rifqa Bary (17) is in the country illegally from Sri Lanka.

External Affairs Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris said in Parliament yesterday that ‘vitriolic attacks’ on the judiciary and judges would have dire international repercussions on the interests of Sri Lanka.

Two opposition parliamentarians Prabha Ganesan and P. Digambaram have crossed over from the opposition and joined the Government this morning (5th August) at Temple Trees.

The JVP, in a response to Deputy Minister Mervyn Silva tying-up of the Samurdhi official, had appealed people to come forward to protect the Rule of Law, saying that the President and the Government should take the responsibility as they…

New Zealand beat the Sri Lanka Board President's 11 by three wickets with 72 balls remaining in a 50-overs cricket match at Colombo's Sinhalese Sports Club Ground yesterday.

Sri Lanka says China would have no operational role in a new oil bunkering facility being built in Hambantota in the island's southern coast.