Lanka for probe
The External Affairs Ministry has urged the Saudi government to conduct an impartial inquiry into the alleged abuse of L.T. Ariyawathie amidst claims that she may have nailed herself.
[Views:36] [Wed, Sep 08, 2010] [Full Article]

Lankan pilot killed in NZ crash
A Lankan born Queenstown skydive pilot, Chaminda Senadhira was killed along with eight other skydivers when their plane crashed in Fox Glacier in New Zealand. The plane crash is reported to be the worst in New Zealand aviation for almost 17 years.
[Views:48] [Tue, Sep 07, 2010] [Full Article]

Boy kidnapped
A 19 year old boy studying at a popular Tamil school in Trincomalee was abducted while he was returning home after a tuition class, the police said.
[Views:44] [Tue, Sep 07, 2010] [Full Article]

Maid could have nailed herself – Lankan physician
A senior Sri Lankan physician and university lecturer said in a telephone interview on Sunday that the maid found with nails and needles embedded in her body could have inflicted the damage to herself.
[Views:52] [Tue, Sep 07, 2010] [Full Article]

Veddah to court
A Veddah leader says he has decided to go to court in order to secure the ownership of some land which he insists belongs to his community.
[Views:43] [Mon, Sep 06, 2010] [Full Article]

Sites blocked
Following the court order last week to ban over 100 pornographic local websites, the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) said that most of these sites have already been blocked as of today.
[Views:90] [Fri, Sep 03, 2010] [Full Article]

Maid denies Saudi accusations; reveals how she came through airport
Tortured Sri Lankan maid Ariyawathie denied Saudi accusations that she is lying and her story is baseless. Ariyawathie has revealed how she was taken at 2am to the airport and how when the alarms went off at the barrier no one questioned her.
[Views:102] [Fri, Sep 03, 2010] [Full Article]

Suicide attempt
A man who had been sentenced to death by the Jaffna High Court today attempted suicide by jumping off the second floor of the Court complex.
[Views:111] [Thu, Sep 02, 2010] [Full Article]

Indonesia court orders Buddha Bar shut after complaint
The Indonesian branch of the Buddha Bar, an international chain of upmarket bars, has been ordered to close because its name caused distress to Buddhists, local media reported on Wednesday.
[Views:50] [Thu, Sep 02, 2010] [Full Article]

OIC summoned
The Colombo Fort Magistrate today issued summons on the Police Narcotics Bureau OIC as he had failed to comply with a Court order.
[Views:49] [Thu, Sep 02, 2010] [Full Article]

Sapugaskanda kidnapping: Main suspect nabbed
Sapugaskanda police have apprehended the main suspect behind the kidnapping of an eight-year-old boy from Makola. The suspect had been nabbed in Kurunegala and is said to be an employee of the boy’s father.
[Views:48] [Thu, Sep 02, 2010] [Full Article]

Currency seized
Customs officials confiscated Rs. 70 lakhs worth of foreign currency being smuggled out of the country at the Katunayaka International airport, Customs Superintendent Parakrama Basnayake told Daily Mirror online.
[Views:36] [Thu, Sep 02, 2010] [Full Article]

Kid abandoned
A student of the Moratuwa Prince of Wales College was allegedly abandoned by his mother in Maharagama after she went to bring sweets. The incident is being investigated by the Maharagama police.
[Views:45] [Wed, Sep 01, 2010] [Full Article]

Saudi suspicious
The Saudi embassy issuing a communiqué said they have suspicions regarding the housemaid who had been inserted with 24 nails by her Saudi employer saying she cannot pass check points without being detected.
[Views:57] [Wed, Sep 01, 2010] [Full Article]

Workers arrested
The police have arrested five workers attached to the upper kotmale power project over an assault on a fellow Nepali employee last evening, the police media unit said today.
[Views:69] [Tue, Aug 31, 2010] [Full Article]

Bill before court
The bill on proposed amendments to the constitution will be taken up before a five member Supreme Court bench today to determine its constitutionality.
[Views:64] [Tue, Aug 31, 2010] [Full Article]

Lakshman Jayakody passes away
Former Minister Lakshman Jayakody passed away this evening after a brief illness, says Director of the National Hospital in Colombo.
[Views:65] [Tue, Aug 31, 2010] [Full Article]

Back to old job
Former Colombo Mayor, Uvais Mohamed Imthiaz has returned to his previous profession of driving three wheelers. Imthiaz told that he does odd jobs during the day and drives the three-wheeler at night.
[Views:76] [Mon, Aug 30, 2010] [Full Article]

Infant found dead
The newborn baby was found dead in an unused well in Uppuweli, Trincomalee last evening by the local area police who had recieved a tip off, Police Spokesman S.P Jayakody told.
[Views:57] [Mon, Aug 30, 2010] [Full Article]

Move reversed
The decision to suspend the visa on arrival facility to countries except Singapore and the Maldives has been reversed just minutes after the previous announcement pending further discussions, Controller General of Immigration and Emigration W. A. C. Perera told.
[Views:85] [Sat, Aug 28, 2010] [Full Article]