Authorities will discuss with electronic media over how to find funding to broadcast live parliamentary debates, says the deputy speaker.

The JVP today cited the project for the development of 1,000 secondary schools as a total failure and therefore urged the government to abrogate the programme immediately.

A man who was cutting grass in a marshy land area situated close to the Ragama town disappeared when he was pulled deep into the marshy fields by a group...

The people in Batticaloa have rejected the handbills distributed by the JVP. A protest against the government was organized by the JVP Parliamentarians Sunil Handunnetti and Ramalingam Chandrasekaran yesterday. The protest held near the clock tower in Batticaloa did not receive any support from the Tamil community in the area. People refused to accept the ...

The case records that were destroyed in the fire that erupted in the Magazine prison will be handed over to the Magazine prison by the Colombo High Court. Many case records were destroyed in the recent fire that erupted in the prison. Magazine prison had made a special request from the Colombo High Court to ...

A record number of accidents have been reported in the past 24 hours. Police media spokesman SP Ajith Rohana said that all should come together to bring this situation under control. Meanwhile he said that it is banned to transport more passengers than the seating capacity given in the revenue licences. He said that this ...

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna says that presently multiple problems have risen in the country’s education field even from the admission of grade 1 students to schools.

The Colombo Magistrate’s Court today (29) ordered the rehabilitation of eight LTTE suspected detained at the Bussa camp, after they had been arrested in Vavuniya following the end of the war.

Seventeen persons were killed due to road accidents reported on Saturday between 6.00am and 6.00pm due recklessness, driving after consuming alcohol and speeding, bringing in a marked rise in fatal...

Jan 29, Colombo: The Sri Lankan government says there was no logical reason in continuing talks with the major Tamil party, Tamil National Alliance (TNA) on finding a political solution to the ethnic issue when the final solution would be decided by the proposed parliamentary select committee (PSC).

Jan 29, Colombo: The Sri Lankan government is to brief the international community on the progress made with regard to human rights concerns and the reconciliation process in the country at the United National Human Rights Council (UNHRC) sessions in Geneva on February 27th.

The highest number of fatal traffic accidents reported to the Police Headquarters within the course of 24 hours was recorded between 6.00 am yesterday (28) and 6.00 am today, according to police media spokesman SP Ajith Rohana.

(Srilankamirror) - Deputy leader of the UNP Sajith Premadasa says the national question should be resolved in a manner that also safeguards the sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of the country. Therefore, there should be laws that will give the feeling to all citizens of every community that they are part of a Sri Lankan nation, he has told the ‘Divaina’ Sunday issue. ...

(Srilankamirror) - Singer Keerthi Pasquel has put off a musical show he had organized to celebrate his birthday and was due to take place today (Jan. 29) at Lotus Pond Performing Arts Theatre in Colombo. Mr. Pasquel had made preparations for a musical show after a lapse of three years. The postponement is due to a booking problem, he said, adding that the musical show would definitely be h...

(Srilankamirror) - Deputy leader of the UNP Sajith Premadasa has admitted the recent election for top party positions had been conducted in a fair manner. He has told the Sunday issue of ‘Divaina’ that general secretary Tissa Attanayake ensured that it was held fairly. Mr. Premadasa noted that the only hiccup was that the ballot papers did not carry a number, as in the case of ...

(Srilankamirror) - The Medical Supplies Division says no state hospital is using a drug for heart patients that had caused complications, leading to several deaths in Pakistan. Director of the unit Dr. Kamal Jayasinghe said isosorbide-5-mononitrate 20 mg has not been ordered by any state hospital. He said heart patients needed not fear about the drugs being given at state hospitals.

(Srilankamirror) - The highest number of road accidents that had occurred during a 24-hour period has been reported, according to police spokesman SP Ajith Rohana. He told ‘Srilankamirror’ that 15 road accidents had taken place from 6.00 am yesterday (Jan. 28) to 6.am today. In these accidents, 16 people have died. The police spokesman said the previous highest number of roa...

(Srilankamirror) - The University Grants Commission today (Jan. 29) called for university admission applications for the academic year 2011/2012. Eligible students who passed the 2011 GCE Advanced Level examination in 2011 could apply, said UGC chairman Prof. Gamini Samaranayake. Duly filled application forms should reach the UGC within three weeks, he said.

(Srilankamirror) - At the same time it is pointless and unrealistic to deny that the Tamil people have grievances. (emphasis added) The articulation of grievances by the Tamil people continues to remain at the centre of the Sinhala – Tamil relationship and need to be recognized and addressed directly and fairly as the first step in the post conflict process of reconciliation and peaceful c...

(Srilankamirror) - Police say that eight to nine incidents of child abuse are reported from across the country every day. However, there are many such incidents which go unreported, police spokesman SP Ajith Rohana has told Hiru FM. Lakwanitha Organization has recently alleged the government has failed to take effective steps to arrest this situation.

Srilankamirror - The government is considering an offer made by an Indian company to implement the proposed Colombo-Kandy Expressway project. The project scheduled to commence this year is to be carried out in two phases with an investment of Rs. 160 billion. Cabinet Spokesperson Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said the government was in the process of finalizing the details with regard to the...

Srilankamirror - The TNA accuses the government of violating the agreement reached between the two parties. TNA parliamentarian and Attorney at Law M.A. Sumanthiran said this is the second time the government has tried to put pressure on the party to give names to the proposed parliamentary select committee (PSC) on finding a political solution. He explained that the President and the TNA ...

The United States Tamil Political Action Council (USTPAC) calls on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) currently visiting Sri Lanka for consultations not to reinstate its loan until original conditions are met.Washington, DC. (PRWEB) January 29, 2012 “The IMF should not reinstate the loan to Sri Lanka that was suspended in 2011,” Dr. Elias Jeyarajah, the President of the United States Tamil ...

Jan 29, Colombo: Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party (UNP) says the government needs to inform parliament and the country if it was looking at a political solution that goes beyond the 13th Amendment to the Constitution.

Jan 29, Colombo: Superintendent at the Magazine Remand Prison in Sri Lanka Emil Ranjan Lamahewa says he would work to wipe out drug peddling from the Magazine Prison and clean up the prison from drug rackets.

Jan 29, Colombo: The Sri Lankan government dismissed claims made by the main opposition United National Party (UNP) that there would be repercussions in handing all key development projects to the Chinese government.

Jan 29, Colombo: A trade union affiliated to Sri Lanka's power sector warns of strike action by the employees of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) if the salaries of the Board's management are increased over the 25 percent announced by the government.

Jan 29, Colombo: Sri Lanka will hold a two-day international meeting on the tea industry with the participation of officials from major tea producing and consuming countries in the world.

Due to the loss of several documents in the riot at the Welikada Magazine prison last week, the Colombo High Court will hand over all information regarding the inmates and their pending legal cases to the Prisons Department.

Jan 29, Colombo: Sri Lanka's major Tamil party, Tamil National Alliance (TNA) is to participate in the 19th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to be held in Geneva from 27 February - 23 March 2012.