The government's announcement of its military victory at Kilinochchi has been accompanied by two acts of targeted violence in Colombo. The first was an LTTE suicide bomb attack that killed 8 and injured over 20 persons. The second was the ...

   Tamil Nadu has started intensive patrolling and effective screening of Sri Lankan refugees entering the country to avert infiltration of anti-national elements in view of the developments in the neighbouring country.  "The state government is taking all out efforts to ...

  25 Innocent civilians escaped from the LTTE brutalities in un-cleared areas have reached to the DRYARUKULAM area seeking the protection of government troops around 06.25am yesterday. 12 Males and 13 Females were among the group of the escapees.

  JAFFNA: The second Forward Defence Line of the LTTE terrorists` in MUHAMALEI and KILALY was captured by the troops of 53 and 55 divisions expanding their new FDL further 600 meters southwards around 11.00am yesterday (06). Both LTTE terrorists ...

   While Bharti Airtel Lanka (Airtel), the Sri Lankan arm of the leading Indian mobile operator, has announced its launch on January 12, all its mobile packages will only announced on this day and after, Airtel officials said. An official ...

   The secretary to the Medawachchiya Pradeshya Sabha, S.K.Ratnayake was killed in an accident last night at around 7.30pm. He was hit by a bus while driving his way home. Medawachchiya police remanded the driver and continues investigation.

   Seylan Bank has called a press conference for tomorrow (Thursday morning) to brief the media on recent developments relating to the management takeover and other issues, a spokesperson for its PR firm said. She said the Bank planned to ...

  Sri Lanka's Army Commander Lt. General Sarath Fonseka says any kind of a war victory to LTTE chief in future is a daydream. Addressing a special TV program last night the Army Commander said the LTTE Chief Velupillai Prabhakaran ...

Security forces continuing multi-frontal assaults at remaining LTTE fortification at Wanni and North are now gaining rapid tactical advantage leaving LTTE to near extinction, security sources said. The ground confrontations are intense and fought at a rapid phase which has ...

    Two lawyers who appeared for the two suspects in the Golden Key Credit Co case – the Finance Director and an employee of the Ceylinco Insurance -- on Tuesday told the Mount Lavinia Magistrate that Ceylinco Chairman Lalith Kotelawala ...

    About 150 journalists on Tuesday launched a protest outside the Fort Railway Station in Colombo against the pre-dawn attack on the Sirisa and MTV radio and TV station at Pannipitiya by an unknown gang. The protest was organised by ...

   Ceylinco Chairman Lalith Kotelawala on Tuesday assured the Mount Lavinia Magistrate that all depositors of the crisis-hit Golden Key Credit Card Co will be refunded their monies, even from his ‘own assets.’ His lawyer, C.R. de Silva, gave the ...