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After release, Fonseka to form his own party

Sri Lanka`s former Army chief Sarath Fonseka, who had dared to challenge the country`s powerful Pres...

Europe to launch 1st dedicated mission to `mysterious` Mercury in 2015

In 2015, to increase our understanding of this mysterious planet, Europe is launching BepiColombo, t...

Sri Lankans protest against Geneva resolution

Some 2,000 Sri Lankans marched to the British High Commission here Tuesday to condemn Western countr...

Lanka values India`s statement over US move

Sri Lanka on Thursday described as valuable a statement made by External Affairs Minister S M Krish...

India asks mission to take up attack on fishermen

Sixteen fishermen from Rameswaram were injured in an alleged mid-sea attack by Sri Lankan naval pe...

Sri Lanka Navy arrests three Indian fishermen

Poaching by two countries` fishermen in each other`s waters have been a recurring problem for the So...

Human trafficking racket involving Lankans busted

A major human trafficking network involving Sri Lankans has been unearthed in a multi-national ope...

Sri Lanka says over 7 lakh war refugees resettled

Sri Lankan government claimed that it had succeeded in resettling over seven lakh war- displaced p...

`Detained ex-LTTE fighters to be released next yr`

All the former LTTE fighters, who were detained following the end of a three-decade civil war in 2...

Court set Jan date for website blocking case

The apex court in Sri Lanka set January 24 as the next date for further hearing of a case filed cha...

Lanka court orders holding of `Scotia Prince`

The `Scotia Prince`would be held back in Colombo port until the settlement of a dispute involving i...

Sri Lanka editor murder suspect dies

The main suspect in the murder of a pro-opposition editor has died in hospital, police said.

Sri Lanka: Three killed in train accident

The mishap occurred last evening near a railway station in Alawwa, 41 miles north of the Sri Lankan...

Two Pakistani Naval ships in Colombo

Two Pakistani Naval Ships, PNS Shamsheer and PNS Nasr, have docked at the Colombo Port.

Fonseka`s daughter quizzed at Colombo airport

Aparna Fonseka was quizzed when she was returning to the country from US.

Sri Lanka to discuss UN report with non-aligned members

Sri Lanka is to highlight the prejudiced nature of the UN`s three member panel.

Tuticorin-Colombo ferry service after TN elections: Vasan

Congress leader and Union Minister for Shipping G K Vasan on Wednesday assured that the Tuticorin-...

Zardari, Rajapakse vow to defeat terror, expand ties to ‘new heights’

Pakistan President has held a meeting with his Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Rajapakse during which...

Tuticorin-Colombo passenger ship service in 3 months

Passenger ship service between Tuticorin and Colombo would commence in another 3 months, Union Shi...

Sri Lankan capital, suburbs hit by floods

Heavy rains hit Colombo and surrounding areas, interrupting power supply.

LTTE-era security check points in Colombo to be dismantled

More than 17 months after the LTTE was defeated by Sri Lankan security forces, authorities have dec...

Jet Airways to start daily direct flight to Colombo

Private air-carrier, Jet Airways, on Monday said that it would introduce daily direct flights to Col...

Go for political settlement, CPI-M tells Colombo

The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on Monday urged the government to tell Sri Lankan Presi...

Sri Lanka to conduct first population census in three decades

The last Census of Population and Housing was conducted in 2001.

Colombo Stock Exchange sets up Jaffna branch

Amid much fanfare among business communities in North Sri Lanka, the Colombo Stock Exchange opened i...

LTTE hindered economic growth and development: Rajapaksa

Decades of LTTE insurgency deeply hindered Sri Lanka`s economic growth, with the country failing t...

Violent clashes erupt in Colombo over Fonseka arrest

Tensions mounted over the arrest of Sri Lanka`s former army chief Sarath Fonseka with violent clashe...

Colombo Stock Exchange to open a branch in Jaffna

The Colombo Stock Exchange has decided to open a branch in the Northern Jaffna region, to widen its ...

Fonseka opens election office in Colombo: Report

Sri Lanka`s former top military general Sarath Fonseka, who may contest Presidential election as an ...

Colombo urged to release 2.45 lakh displaced Tamils

A human rights group has asked Lanka to release over 2.45 lakh displaced Tamils from the camps.

China a `stakeholder` in Sri Lanka`s development: Colombo

Describing China as a "major stakeholder" in Sri Lanka`s development, Colombo has said Beijing had o...

Pathmanathan revealed presence of arms in Colombo: PM

Detained LTTE chief has revealed the presence of a large cache of arms and ammunition hidden by the ...

Lanka foils `suicide mission` to Colombo

Sri Lanka on Tuesday foiled an attempted "suicide mission" by suspected Tigers, seizing a van laden ...

Pathmanathan nabbed from SEA nation, flown to Colombo

Selvarasa Pathmanathan, the self- named leader of the Tamil Tigers, was nabbed by Sri Lankan autho...

Kochi-Colombo ferry service soon

Putting behind the LTTE days that forced them to maintain a strict vigil on their maritime boundarie...

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