Democratic Party (DP) Leader Sarath Fonseka said today his party was prepared to support a common opposition candidate at the next presidential election if a suitable candidate was selected.“We are not prepared to support anyone but we will support a common candidate, who has a good track record,” the...

A remarkable spell of bowling by left arm spinner Rangana Herath (3.3-2-3-5) saw Sri Lanka pull off a remarkable 59-run victory against New Zealand to book their berth in the semifinals of the ICC World Twenty20 tournament.Playing his first match of the tournament proper, the spinner remarkably claimed...

Indian Coast Guard will hand over 17 Sri Lankan fishermen released from Indian custody and their 10 boats to Sri Lankan Navy at the International Maritime Boundary Line on Tuesday, Indian media reported.India's move comes after Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, in gratitude to India's decision...

The Sri Lankan government has in a decisive move with far reaching implications proscribed as foreign terrorist entities, several overseas organizations suspected of being fronts of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).The government banned the organizations as “foreign terrorists” utilising...

Hirunika Premachandra daughter of assassinated former MP Baratha Lakshman Premachandra has received the highest number of preference votes in the Colombo District with a total of 139,034 votes.S.M. Marikkar has received the highest number of preference votes from the UNP from the Colombo District with...

The United States and Sri Lanka militaries will conduct an international defense workshop in Colombo on chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) defense despite the somewhat strained political relationship between the two countries over the US-led UN resolution.The Multinational Planning...

A court in Sri Lanka today granted permission to former Army Commander, Democratic Party Leader Sarath Fonseka to proceed with his defamation case against a deputy minister of the government.Mount Lavinia District Judge Gihan Chandraranawana has granted leave to proceed with Fonseka's defamation case...

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) opposed India for its decision to abstain from the US sponsored resolution in UNHRC which was passed today.TNA MP Suresh Premachandran told foreign media that India had cheated the Sri Lankan Tamils by the stance it had taken with regard to the resolution.However TNA...

The United States says that Thursday’s vote in the UNHRC, on a resolution calling for an international probe into alleged human rights violation in Sri Lanka, sends a clear message that the time to pursue lasting peace and prosperity is now and that justice and accountability cannot wait.The US-sponsored...

Sri Lanka flatly rejected the UN resolution led by the United States and adopted by the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva today calling for an international investigation into alleged human rights violations as an conspiracy by interested parties "seeking a regime change".Addressing the media in Hambantota...

The US-sponsored resolution promoting reconciliation in Sri Lanka was adopted during the 25th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council today with a majority of 11 votes.Twenty-three counties voted in favor and 12 voted against it while 12 nations abstained from voting on the resolution, which...

England beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in their World Twenty20 super 10 Group One match at Chittagong, Bangladesh on Thursday ending Sri Lanka's 14-match winning streak.England after winning the toss set Sri Lanka to bat and Sri Lanka set England 190 to chase with 55 from Dilshan Tillakaratne and 89...

An old couple living in a remote village in Sri Lanka is pleading for the mercy of an Indian family to save the life of their son who is facing the gallows in the UAE after being found guilty of murder.Bandula Indika Ruwan Piyasena (Passport No. M2128426), hailing from Kothalawila Road, Kantharuwa,...

The suspect arrested by the CID over the printing of fake Rs.5000 notes has been remanded until April 3, the Police Spokesman stated.Sources revealed earlier today that a garment businessman named Rolick Augustus Krishantha Perera had allegedly given the forged Rs.5000 notes worth Rs.2 million to UNP...

Sri Lanka today warned the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) that the politicized agenda of the proposed resolution will only impede the delicate balance of the ongoing process of reconciliation in the country, as well as the constructive engagement Sri Lanka has continued to maintain with...

British aid worker Khuram Shaikh’s Russian girlfriend was present at the Colombo High Court today when it took up the inquiry into the killing of Mr. Shaikh at a holiday resort in Tangalle two years ago.She was accompanied by officials of the British High Commission.The 32-year-old Red Cross worker...

The Union Ministry of External Affairs has conceded that the Centre has been imparting long-term and short-term training in technical and non-technical streams for Sri Lankan Navy personnel in order to enhance maritime security in the region.However, it has refused to disclose details of training modules...

None of the various state mechanisms the Sri Lankan government established during the five years after the end of the war had the independence to be effective or inspire confidence among victims and witnesses of human rights violations, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay...

‘God loves you more, daddy.... God loves them more. :')’ 17 year-old Maira Elizabeth Nari tweeted yesterday evening, few minutes after the Malaysian government formally announced the ill-fated Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 was ‘lost’ with no survivors.Maira’s father, Andrew Nari was the Chief Flight...

The talks between fishermen representatives of India and Sri Lanka, scheduled to be held in Colombo on Tuesday (25), have been cancelled once again, according to the Fisheries Ministry.“We were fully prepared and had made all arrangements, but we did not hear from the Indian side and so it had to be...

Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremasinghe has challenged Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa to a public debate on the resolution on Sri Lanka that is currently tabled at the United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC) in Geneva.Wickremesinghe has been quoted in the local media as making this challenge...

Rejecting the claims that there were democratic issues within the party, the Democratic Party led by Sarath Fonseka said today that there was no need to change the party leadership and that Sarath Fonseka would remain as the party’s leader.“There is no doubt that people are voting for the name of Sarath...

Police have arrested six suspects over the murder of a 43-year-old man, who was stabbed to death with a sharp object, during a brawl between two groups at a restaurant in Bisowala, Kegalle.Four other persons including a woman who were injured in the incident have been hospitalized.The deceased is a...

The final draft of the resolution on Sri Lanka sponsored by the United States, the United Kingdom and three other countries was submitted to the 25th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva this morning .The sponsors submitted the revisions and amendments to the resolution...

Hugo Swire, the British Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in a Twitter interview said the US-backed resolution of which Britain was a co-sponsor, was a result of negotiations and added that the text of the present resolution has impact and calls for an international inquiry.Engaging...

A court in Egypt on Monday sentenced 529 supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi to death after a mass trial, judicial sources said.Islamist backers of Morsi are facing a deadly crackdown launched by the military-installed authorities since his ouster in July, with hundreds of people killed...

Sri Lanka made history in Chittagong today when they bowled out the Netherlands for a record low of 39 in 10.3 overs at the ICC World Twenty20.After winning the toss Sri Lanka T20 Captain Dinesh Chandimal chose to bowl against Netherlands.Sri Lanka wasted no time in claiming the scalps of Netherland...

The Prime Minister of Malaysia has confirmed that new data has emerged which points to Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 having crashed into the Indian Ocean.In a press conference this afternoon, Prime Minister Najib Razak told a press conference that the new information proves “beyond doubt” that the...

A massive demonstration was held this afternoon at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) headquarters in Geneva with the participation of over 5,000 expatriate Sri Lankan community in Europe.The demonstration with unprecedented high participation was organized by the United Sri Lanka organization...

The British Prime Minister David Cameron says that he has secured the “full backing” of all European Union nations for the resolution against Sri Lanka co-sponsored by the UK at the United Nations Human Rights Council.The United States and the United Kingdom in a draft resolution have endorsed an external...

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has blamed opposition parties of trying to engineer his downfall with international support saying his government “is being punished for ending terrorism”.Campaigning for his ruling coalition in the two Provincial Assembly elections to be held next Saturday, the...

The Northern Provincial Council of Sri Lanka had adopted a resolution last week to not allow any mining or quarrying of limestone in the province by companies or individuals.Agriculture and Environment Minister Ponnuthurai Ayngaranesan told the media that the resolution was adopted last week and discussions...

Upon finding a Youtube video depicting a group female recruits being harassed by some female as well as male instructors, the Commander of the Army had ordered an investigation on March 04, the army announced today.Issuing a statement military spokesman Brigadier Ruwan Wanigasooriya said that the investigation...

The Sri Lankan Government today claimed there was a “division” among members of the UNHRC over a US-backed resolution and termed it a victory for the country.Sri Lankan President’s Human Rights Envoy and Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe, who returned to Colombo after addressing regional groups of the UN...

The Presidential Commission investigating the alleged disappearances of persons in conflict affected areas concluded its first public sitting in the East yesterday (March 22).The Commission appointed to investigate cases of alleged disappearances of persons in the Northern and Eastern Provinces during...

India’s MDMK has promised in its manifesto released Saturday that it would lift the ban on Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), if it takes part in government formation after the Lok Sabha polls.The party, led by Vaiko, also said it would work for holding of a referendum on creation of Eelam in...

Sri Lanka Police today announced a reward of 1 million rupees for anyone who is able to provide accurate information regarding the wanted criminal and LTTE suspect, Kajeeban Ponniah Selvanayagam alias Gopi also known as Kasiyan and his assistant.The Police Spokesman's Office today released a photograph...

The United States expressed concern on Friday about the Sri Lankan government’s arrest of two human rights activists this week and about an overall “deteriorating human rights situation” in the island nation.Ruki Fernando, a human rights adviser, and Praveen Mahesan, a pastor and director of a rights...