One killed as police shoot gang attempting to rob journo's house
One person was killed when police opened fire on a five member armed gang that had allegedly tried to rob the house of a journalist in Bambalapitiya in the early hours of this morning, police media...
View ArticleIndian Court restrains govt. from deporting Lankan
Madras High Court on Friday restrained Indian authorities from deporting a Sri Lankan Tamil refugee to the island nation. The petitioner R Senthuran, a Sri Lankan Tamil refugee, residing in Pammal area...
View ArticlePolice lifeguards save two from drowning
Police lifeguards have rescued two persons from drowning in Trincomalee yesterday. Both rescues had taken place last evening. In one incident, police rescued a 53 year old resident of Negombo, who was...
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Syria crisis: US weighs military options
He gave no details, but media reports say the US Navy is strengthening its presence in the eastern Mediterranean. On Friday, President Barack Obama said fresh allegations of chemical weapons use by the...
View ArticlePolice lifeguards save 3 more lives
Police lifeguards attached to the Uppuveli police station saved three persons who were swept out to sea while bathing off Nilaveli beach last afternoon. Police media unit said the three rescued men...
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Navi Pillay begins meeting officials
UN Human Rights Commissioner Navanethem Pillay, who arrived in the island yesterday on a week long official visit, will meet with Justice Minister Rauf Hakeem, Chief Justice Mohan Peiris and Attorney...
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Karunanidhi wants Centre to follow Indira's path on fishermen issue
DMK president M Karunanidhi on Sunday stressed that setting up of an Indian naval base in Dhanushkodi or Mandapam near Rameswaram will bring a "lasting solution" to the issue of alleged attacks on...
View ArticleBauddhaloka Mawatha closed due to protest near UN office
A section of Bauddhaloka Mawatha in Colombo 07, has been closed off near the United Nations (UN) compound due to a protest demonstration. The protest is being conducted by the Ravana Balaya...
View ArticleNuwara Eliya Deputy Mayor remanded
Nuwara Eliya Deputy Mayor Tissa Seneviratne, who was being sought by police in connection with child abuse allegations, has been remanded in custody till September 9 after he surrendered to the Nuwara...
View ArticleChild drowns after being swept out to sea
A 2 1/2 year old child drowned yesterday after he was swept out to sea in Maravila. Police said the child had managed to make his way out of the house while his parents weren't looking and walked to...
View ArticleMurder suspects arrested in Tangalle
Tangalle police yesterday arrested two suspects in connection with an attack that took place on August 11, where one person was killed and three others seriously injured. Police said the suspects had...
View ArticlePolice hunt suspect who killed Brother-in-Law
Police have launched investigations to apprehend a suspect who is alleged to have murdered his Brother-in-Law in Wellampitiya. According to police media unit, suspect had allegedly stabbed his...
View ArticleLiberia students all fail university admission exam
Liberia's education minister says she finds it hard to believe that not a single candidate passed this year's university admission exam. Nearly 25,000 school-leavers failed the test for admission to...
View ArticleLift operator killed in accident
One person was killed when the lift used to ferry workers and material inside a building currently under construction at Union Place in Slave Island collapsed last evening. Police said the lift had...
View ArticleKotte MC member arrested for sexually abusing wife
Sri Jayewardenapura Kotte Municipal Council member Dhanukha Vishwajith has been arrested by Welikada police on a complaint made by his wife that he had sexually abused her. Police had arrested the MC...
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Bangladesh restricts Fonterra dairy products pending tests
Customs authorities in Bangladesh have restricted the import of more than 600 tonnes of powdered milk mainly from New Zealand-based Fonterra pending mandatory chemical tests, a senior official said on...
View ArticleFonterra resumes Sri Lanka operations after suspension
(Reuters) - The Sri Lankan subsidiary of New Zealand's Fonterra (FSF.NZ) resumed operations on Wednesday, a company official said, after closing temporarily last week amid staff safety concerns...
View ArticleSuspects arrested with smuggled electrical sewing machines
Tangalle police yesterday arrested two suspects at a house, along with 23 electrical sewing machines that had been smuggled into the country via sea, without making import duty payments. The suspects...
View ArticleSaudi to turn to India and SL for maids
Saudi Arabia is considering turning to India and Sri Lanka to meet soaring local demand for domestic workers following labour disputes with the Philippines and Indonesia and a decision to suspend...
View Article27 illegal asylum seekers arrested
Ambalangoda police yesterday took into custody 27 persons who were suspected of attempting to illegally leave for Australia by boat. The suspects were taken into custody from Ambalangoda, Galle and...
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