Tourists rescued in Minneriya National Park
A group of tourists has been rescued by the Police and Armed Forces when they were stranded due to the over-flowing of the Kiri Oya, at the Minneriya National Park, Habarana. The group consisted of 23...
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Navy commander visits Bangladesh
Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy and Chairman of the Ceylon Shipping Corporation, Vice Admiral Jayanath Colombage visited Bangladesh from April 30 to May 02, 2014 to attend the joint working group...
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Pope meets Sri Lankan bishops
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis met today with the bishops of Sri Lanka as part of their visit ad Limina Apostolorum. In his address, the Pope encouraged the bishops in their efforts of reconciliation and...
View ArticleMet Dept. warns of heavy wind and thundershowers
The Meteorology Department has warned of sudden increase of wind speed over the next 24 hours. The Met Department said that wind speed could increase up to 70 to 80 kmph. "The atmospheric disturbances...
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Packer in 'fist fight' with Nine Network chief
Billionaire gambling tycoon James Packer and his former best man, the head of Australia's Nine Network, insisted Monday they were still friends despite being involved in an ugly punch-up at Bondi...
View ArticleGovt. to conduct youth facilitation forum
The Ministry of National Languages and Social Integration (MNLSI) will conduct a facilitation forum on May 8 at the BMICH, as part of the World Conference on Youth 2014 (WCY 2014). The event will bring...
View ArticleFisheries Ministry to launch new website
The new website of the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic resources will be launched May 7 (Wednesday) at a special event to be held at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute under the patronage of Chief...
View ArticleBBS members released on bail
Colombo Fort Magistrate released six members of the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) organization including its General Secretary Ven. Galaboda Aththe Gnanasara Thero on bail today over disrupting a press...
View ArticleFour arrested over attack on UNP MPs
The Police have arrested four persons in connection with the attack on UNP MPs in Hambantota last month. The Police said the arrests were made following investigations on their direct involvement in...
View ArticlePresident condoles with Afghan President over landslide tragedy
President Mahinda Rajapaksa has offered condolences to his Afghan counterpart, President Hamid Karzai over the massive landslide that struck Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan province last Friday...
View ArticleJapan pledges assistance on Ayurveda treatments
Arrivals of Japanese tourists to Sri Lanka have increased immensely, reveled by Japanese Member of Parliament Dr.Arai Hiroyuki who is on an official visit to Sri Lanka. Most of the tourists are...
View ArticleEarthquake in Thailand kills one, injures 23
An elderly woman died and 23 other people were injured after a strong earthquake shook northern Thailand, an official said Tuesday, as aftershocks continued to rattle the mountainous region popular...
View ArticleTwo policemen abducted; one later shot dead
Police investigations are underway to arrest a group of suspects who abducted two police constables and shot one of them dead in the Ambagamuwa area in Kurunegala early this morning. Police said the...
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Another victim in Korea ferry disaster
A diver died Tuesday while working at a ferry disaster site in South Korea as further details emerged about how deception and negligence contributed to the April 16 tragedy.The 53-year-old was on his...
View ArticleIndia, Sri Lanka hold talks on nuclear cooperation deal
Colombo: India and Sri Lanka have held negotiations on a comprehensive civil nuclear cooperation agreement here. The second round of talks began yesterday and concluded today. The Indian delegation was...
View ArticleSouth Indian airports on high alert after Lankan reveals terror plot
All major airports in South India have been put on high alert following an alert by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), which says an airport in the south may be attacked by terrorists....
View ArticleCoke, Pepsi to remove controversial additive
PepsiCo and Coca-Cola have been forced to drop a controversial chemical from all their drinks, thanks to a petition by a Mississippi teen and an overall worldwide rise in people’s awareness of what...
View ArticlePothuhera train crash: Presidential Secretariat to appoint judge to conduct...
The Presidential Secretariat is to appoint an independent commission to investigate the Pothuhera train collision, Transport Minister Kumara Welgama said. Speaking at a media briefing held today,...
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I have sold tea, not the country: BJP PM candidate Narendra Modi
Countering Priyanka Gandhi-Vadra’s neech rajniti (low-level politics) remark, Narendra Modi on Tuesday questioned whether belonging to a lower caste a crime and said he has ‘sold tea not the...
View ArticleNew Zealand passes law to remove all Psychoactive drugs from market
New Zealand Health Minister Tony Ryall has welcomed Parliament’s support for the Psychoactive Substances Amendment Act, passed today under urgency by New Zealand parliament.The Act, expected to receive...
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