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‘Siyatha’ comes under petrol bomb attack PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 30 July 2010 11:00
The local TV and Radio channel ‘Siyatha’ office in Union Place has come under a petrol bomb attack, Police said. Two persons have been injured and hospitalized. Three police teams have been deployed to nab the attackers.
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Sri Lanka to send jaguars, alligators to Korea PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 30 July 2010 11:00
Sri Lanka is donating 153 rare or endangered animals to Korea, including a pair of elephants, golden snub-nosed monkeys, jaguars and alligators, to thank a nongovernmental organization that helps Sri Lankan laborers. MORE...
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No cast or creed PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 30 July 2010 02:20
Surgeons at the Kandy hospital have successfully transplanted the kidneys of a brain dead Tamil youth to two Sinhala youths, at the request of the deceased boy’s mother. The mother...
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Pres. urges public to do their part PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 29 July 2010 23:37
At the opening ceremony of the Maternity and Children’s Ward of the Ratnapura General Hospital this morning, President Mahinda Rajapakse stated that the public should take a stand and ‘do...
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Reconcile with UN PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 29 July 2010 21:21
Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada, who met his Sri Lankan counterpart G.L Peiris in Tokyo today, urged Sri Lanka to reconcile with the United Nations following their standoff over alleged...
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Students go to HRC PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 29 July 2010 18:38
The Inter-University Student Federation filed a complaint with the Human Rights Commission today in connection with the death of Ruhunu University student Susantha Bandara and the arrest of eight other...
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Abortion kills mom PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 29 July 2010 17:20
Police have begun investigations into the death of a mother from Kandy who is said to have undergone an illegal abortion resulting in severe internal bleeding. She died after being...
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Probe on Beruwala FM PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 29 July 2010 12:44
An investigation is underway as to how an illegal radio station operating from Beruwala managed to broadcast its programs island-wide via the FM frequencies, officials told Daily Mirror online.
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Emirates to fly Male-Colombo daily PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 29 July 2010 11:00
Dubai-based airline Emirates is set to launch daily scheduled flights between the Maldives and Sri Lanka from August 1, increasing its services from Colombo to Male from four to five flights a week. MORE...
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Over 500 complaints about missing persons PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 29 July 2010 11:00
The Vavuniya mobile police service has received more than 500 complaints yesterday, regarding missing persons during the war era. People from Settikulama Manik Farm and resettlement areas have participated in this service organized by the D. I. G. of Wanni, Deepal Dalpadadu.
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Prohibited items found from Rehabilitation Camp PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 29 July 2010 11:00
Army has found an array of prohibited items in the Marudamadu Rehabilitation Camp in Mannar yesterday, said Army Spokesman Major General Udaya Medawala speaking to Ada Derana today. These items included 17 mobile phones, 14 sim cards, 30 phone batteries and 21 phone chargers. MORE...
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Fire at Siyatha office PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 30 July 2010 06:53
A fire broke out at the Siyatha media office at Union Place in Colombo a short while ago. An official of the network which operates Siyatha TV and Real radio...
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Fast food outlet closed PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 30 July 2010 00:32
A leading fast food outlet in Battaramulla was ordered to close down today by the Kaduwela magistrate Sujathata Alahapperuma due to not having obtained a proper environment security permit.
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Lankan wins UK case PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 29 July 2010 21:35
A Sri Lankan Tamil demonstrator who went on hunger strike outside London's Houses of Parliament accepted damages Thursday from British newspapers who accused him of eating burgers during the action.
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Tariff case dismissed PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 29 July 2010 21:20
The Supreme Court today refused to grant leave to proceed with the fundamental rights petitions filed by Bharati Airtel Lanka (Pvt) Ltd as well as two consumers challenging the floor...
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Cop in legal trouble PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 29 July 2010 18:32
The Kandy police has begun investigations against a police inspector who reprimanded a traffic cop for advising him not to jay walk in Dalada Weediya in Kandy. The Inspector had...
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Summons on witnesses PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 29 July 2010 15:22
The Colombo High Court today issued summons on 20 witnesses to the ‘white flag’ case involving former Army Chief General Sarath Fonseka and will begin daily hearings into the case...
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Murali slams Bedi, calls him controversy monger PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 29 July 2010 11:00
Retired spin great Muttiah Muralitharan on Wednesday lashed out at his long-time detractor Bishen Singh Bedi, calling the former Indian captain a controversy monger and ordinary bowler who would have been hammered by any batsman if was he playing now. MORE...
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Cricketing legend CI passes away PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 29 July 2010 11:00
Sri Lanka’s legendary batsman C. I. Gunasekera, who turned 90 this month passed away today. Conroy Ievers Gunasekara (born July 14, 1920) was a Sri Lankan first-class cricketer prior to his country being granted Test status. MORE...
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Legal provision allows govt. to grant amnesty to any offender - Keheliya PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 29 July 2010 11:00
According to the legal provisions of the country any offender if he is cooperating with the government could be used as a witness and given amnesty, Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said today. He said this when queried on the legal background of the arrest and detention behind former LTTE arms procurer Kumaran Pathmnanathan alias KP. MORE...
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Five-in-one vaccine led to child deaths in Sri Lanka - BMJ PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 29 July 2010 11:00
The pentavalent or the five-in-one vaccine that has been recommended in India by the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization actually killed children in Sri Lanka and Bhutan, warns an article in the latest issue of the British Medical Journal (BMJ). MORE...
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