Latest Headline News From Sri Lanka

Police headquarters announced a special traffic plan which will be operative in Colombo tomorrow (May 15) in view of the Victory Day Parade, organized to commemorate the victory achieved with the ...

While the government of President Mahinda Rajapakse continues to squeeze the wages and living conditions of Sri Lankan workers and the poor, the banks and major corporations and their CEOs are ...

The CEB Joint Trade Union Alliance has decided to engage in a one day strike from 12.00 noon on the 29th demanding an increase to the salary of 14,000 CEB employees of non-executive grades. As ...

Despite recent reports in the media that Sarath Fonseka will be released tomorrow (May 19) in view of the victory day celebrations, Ada Derana reliably learns that Fonseka will in fact be ...

A seventy-five-year-old man died after being attacked by a wild elephant in Aralaganwila, Polonnaruwa today at around 6.30am. Police said the man was attacked right in front of his residence in the ...

The Sacred Kapilavastu Relics (fragments of Buddha’s bones) will travel from India to in Sri Lanka in August. These will be on display across Sri Lanka from August 20 to September 5. The ...

United National Party (UNP) Leader Ranil Wickremasinghe says the party would launch a strong campaign against the rising cost of living (CoL) that has burdened the people. During a meeting with ...

Jaffna University Students Union, Dharsha Nandan was assaulted by an unknown group today (May 18) at the Kalati junction in Kokkuvil, Jaffna. Nandan sustained injuries to his head and leg in ...

(IFJ/IFEX) - May 17, 2012 - The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its partner organisations in Sri Lanka in expressing disappointment at yesterday's decision by a three-member ...

government heaps the burden of the cost of living on the public and digs for treasure, the common man has been forced to dig his own grave, Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremasinghe ...

Accusing the international community for being "unwilling or incapable of objective fact finding on the issue applied to the Tamils and what has happened in Sri Lanka," Judge Dearie, Judge ...

United National Party (UNP) will hold a one day workshop tomorrow to form a communication force. The workshop will be held at party headquarters Sirikotha under the patronage of UNP leader ...

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) appears to be divided over its registration as a separate political party, after its ally ‘Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi’ (ITAK) opposed the proposal by ...

Homagama Magistrate issued summons on former Attorney General Mohan Peiris to appear in court for the inquiry into the disappearance of journalist Prageeth Ekneligoda. Former AG is to be summoned ...

Most Tamil political parties in Sri Lanka could become things of the past if the Supreme Court acts on a petition that seeks disqualification of the parties for retaining the demand for a separate ...

President Mahinda Rajapaksa has obtained approval of the cabinet of ministers to release jailed former Army chief Sarath Fonseka. This was confirmed by presidential spokesman Bandula Jayasekara ...

Still searching COLOMBO, 17 May 2012 (IRIN) - Three years after the government of Sri Lanka declared an end to decades of civil conflict with separatist rebels, thousands of people are still ...

Thailand supported Sri Lanka at international forums, especially at the recently concluded UNCHR sessions. Longstanding historical relations between the two countries strengthened as Thailand ...

Indian diplomat in Jaffna, V. Mahalingam, who chose to insult the Eezham Tamils bereaving the ...

According to Indian media reports, apart from anti-nuclear and environmental groups British and European Union members of parliament have joined the ...