Members of Sri Lanka's military took place in a "Victory Day" parade Saturday to mark the defeat of Tamil Tiger separatists in a 25-year civil war.

Sarath Fonseka, Sri Lanka’s former army chief who led the army to victory over Tamil Tiger rebels in 2009, has been granted bail and may receive a full pardon. read more

Three shops were engulfed in flames and completely destroyed after a fire broke out in the Dewalegama area in Kegalle. Police believe the fire, which is reported to have erupted at around 1.45 p.m. today (19), was caused by electricity leak.

A group of LTTE suspects at the Vavuniya remand prison have commenced a protest fast, demanding that they be released immediately as they have been detained for several years without any charges being filed.

Sri Lanka yesterday said it will conduct its own investigation into allegations of war abuses including those by its armed forces, the country's foreign minister said, rejecting calls for setting up an international tribunal.

    President Mahinda Rajapaksa today said it was not possible to remove camps of the security forces in the North. “It is necessary to ask those who call for the removal of the armed forces from the North whether the ‘Diaspora’ and Eelamists have stopped their work although the country has returned to normal. It is no secret that those who conscripted children to war...

A soldier had opened fire killing a 20 year old girl and her mother in Kurudugahamada in Katugastota today morning, Police said.  The 52 year old father of the girl had been serious injured due to the shooting and admitted to the Kandy Hospital.  The suspect had shot himself and he was also beaten by the son of the 46 year old women who died in the incident.  The Solider identified as Upul Priyant...

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Saturday denied any knowledge of its player being accused of match fixing in the ongoing Indian Premier League. No we are not aware of such...

The 3rd anniversary of the victory that ushered in a new era was celebrated on a grand scale. The Victory Day national function was held this morning at the Galle Face green. Commanders of the security forces, Ministers, Parliamentarians and Foreign diplomats participated in the occasion. Commander in Chief of the Security Forces President Mahinda ...

Security Forces personnel who ushered in freedom to the county have saved 6.3 billion rupees for the government by participating in development work. The Security Forces personnel who participated in the heroic mission to release the country are making the maximum contribution towards development. They have saved 6.3 billion rupees for the country during last ...

The security provided for Appeal Court Justice Deepali Wijesundara has been increased following information that she is facing life threats. The authorities have been informed that justice Wijesundara has received a number of letters threatening her life and that her family members also faced threats to their lives. Accordingly the government has taken measures to ...

An army officer from the Katugastota police area shot a young woman and her parents with a T 56 rifle in the wee hours of today.

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse on Saturday rejected international calls to withdraw troops from the island's former war zone as he marked the third anniversary of the Tamil rebels' defeat.

An army soldier has broken into a home in Kulugammana, Kandy today (19) morning and had opened fire on its residents killing a mother and daughter while injuring the father.

Approach roads to Parliament from Pelawatta, Kibulawala, Polduwa junctions will be closed from 3 p.m. today till end of the national war heroes’ commemoration, near the memorial situated at Parliament ground, Kotte.

An unidentified body of a male, believed to be around fifty-years-old, has been discovered at a forest area in Hinukwewa, Mahawa.

Colombo, May 19 (Xinhua-ANI): Sri Lanka on Saturday celebrated three years since the end of a 30-ear war with Tamil Tiger rebels by staging a massive military parade and commemorative event for the security forces.

Sri Lanka's president has vowed to maintain military camps in the north of the country where government forces defeated Tamil rebels three years ago.

Colombo, May 19 (Xinhua-ANI): Sri Lanka will not tolerate outside interference in its reconciliation process but would accept development assistance from their foreign partners, the President said here on Saturday.

A twenty-year-old youth had committed suicide today morning by placing his neck on the track near the last wheel of the final carriage of a train at the Dematagoda railway station, just as it started to move.

The Victory Day parade marking the third anniversary of the end of the country's 30 year civil war was held today at the Galle Face Green . The President in his victory day speech said that military camps would not be removed as long as threats remained. Further he refered to the fact that leaders of the LTTE were freely operating abroad. He said there was no military interference in the admi...

Temporary houses are to be constructed for  unauthorized settlers who are to be relocated from the Oil Refinery road in Kolonawa, Lankapuvath website reported. The tube system of the kolonnawa oil refinery which run from the Colombo Harbour to Kolonnawa, is to be effected in that area, the Ministry of Petroleum Industries said. The construction work of these temporar...

 MUMBAI: Bookie Sonu Yogendra Jalan alias Malad has told the crime branch that he paid Rs 10 crore to a Sri Lankan cricket player for fixing a match. He also mentioned that some Indian cricketers were also involved in match fixing, sources said.  He along with Devendra Kothari alias Bhaiyyaji, were arrested by the city crime branch on Thursday. They are believed to be a part of a bigger internatio...

A Sri Lankan woman bit off the penis of her 30-year-old lover during a row on Friday,  as police investigated two other incidents, AFP reports. The man was rushed to a rural hospital in Andapana, 180 kilometres (110 miles) south of Colombo, after a quarrel with the 45-year-old female turned violent. "About three-quarters of the penis had been bitten off," a doctor told AFP, asking n...

May 19, Colombo: The Sri Lankan government will not remove any military camp from their current locations in the country as long as threats exist to national security, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said today.

Foreign minister says country is conducting its own inquiry into alleged war crimes, as troops march through Colombo.

Sri Lanka's president on Saturday rejected international calls to withdraw troops from the island's former war zone as he marked the third anniversary of crushing Tamil rebels.

Karachi, May 19 (ANI): Pakistan's Test and One-Day International (ODI) captain Misbahul Haq is aiming for a repeat of the performance that saw his side prevail over Sri Lanka in the UAE last year, eyeing more series wins when the two sides meet next month.

A soldier had shot the mother, Father and a twenty one year old girl from Katugastota after the girl had rejected the soldier’s plea to enter into a relationship with...

Four high-ranking police officers, including two Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASPs), one Chief Inspector and one Inspector, have been transferred according to service requirements, police spokesman’s office said today.