The Army moved into Thanamalwila and other areas in the Moneragala district to flush out terrorists responsible for the killing of some 42 civilians in a bus explosion and two other massacres this week, after the government abrogated the 2002 Ceasefire Agreement with the LTTE. Pic by Saman Kariyawasam
Breakaway LTTE “eastern commander” Karuna alias Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan has pleaded guilty to breaching British immigration laws and will be sentenced by a Crown Court on Friday......
President Mahinda Rajapaksa has told the All-Party Representative Committee (APRC) that he needs “something” from its report to be handed over to him on Wednesday as “everybody expects us to put a political package on the table.”
The President made this comment during a luncheon he hosted at Temple Trees .....
This weekend, you would have been forgiven for thinking that all roads had suddenly changed course and led directly to Galle.
The GSP+ is coming up for review mid this year with the government mustering all its resources to make sure the GSP+ continues for another three years even as the west shows...
Last week the new SLC chief Arjuna Ranatunga airing his personal views on the current controversies on umpiring came out with an interesting point. His views on the matter ....
A pre-dawn Israeli air strike north of Gaza City killed at least two militants from the Islamist Hamas movement today, medics said, amid escalating hostilities in the territory.
Thilina Silva created history when she became the first female to participate in a major tournament in the history of cue sports in Sri Lanka by participating in the sixth...
Pakistani police have arrested a teenager who was allegedly part of a five-man squad assigned to kill opposition leader Benazir Bhutto last month, security officials said Saturday.
I'm eight-years-old. I wear the same stained tee-shirt to school every day. The kids at school make fun of me and hit me with sticks. I can't fight back, because they are too strong...
There were disputes regarding the appointment of the Pandya ruler. That was due to the fact that the Cholas and the Sinhala people were on opposite camps. At one stage, the Cholas supported Kulasekera. But when he finally got friendly with the Sinhala people...
Breakaway LTTE “eastern commander” Karuna alias Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan has pleaded guilty to breaching British immigration laws and will be sentenced by a Crown Court on Friday......
This weekend, you would have been forgiven for thinking that all roads had suddenly changed course and led directly to Galle.
Last week the new SLC chief Arjuna Ranatunga airing his personal views on the current controversies on umpiring came out with an interesting point. His views on the matter .... 
A pre-dawn Israeli air strike north of Gaza City killed at least two militants from the Islamist Hamas movement today, medics said, amid escalating hostilities in the territory. 
Thilina Silva created history when she became the first female to participate in a major tournament in the history of cue sports in Sri Lanka by participating in the sixth...
Pakistani police have arrested a teenager who was allegedly part of a five-man squad assigned to kill opposition leader Benazir Bhutto last month, security officials said Saturday.
I'm eight-years-old. I wear the same stained tee-shirt to school every day. The kids at school make fun of me and hit me with sticks. I can't fight back, because they are too strong...
‘Saruketha’ means good harvest in Sinhala and the name ideally fits this restaurant, which serves rich cuisine direct from the harvest.
Arthritis and rheumatism, is there a difference? People are often confused- and they do overlap. 'Arthritis' means disease of or damage to the joints.
