Govt. orders probe into mystery cooking gas explosions
COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's Parliament convened a special committee on Wednesday (Dec 1) to investigate dozens of…
UK Home Office reverses decision on Sri Lankan scientist’s asylum claim
By Diane Taylor
LONDON - The Home Office has U-turned on plans to deport a leading scientist carrying out…
Govt. breaks up Tamil remembrance of war dead
COLOMBO - Armed troops broke up Tamil memorials for Sri Lanka's civil war dead and beat up journalists covering one…
Sri Lanka kitchens blow up as gas crisis deepens
COLOMBO - Sri Lanka is investigating a sharp rise in kitchen explosions caused by cooking gas that have reportedly…
UK mother makes desperate appeal on behalf of adopted Sri Lankan twins
LONDON - A London mother who needs emergency heart treatment in the UK is battling the UK government over its…
Price of bread, short eats, kottu increased
COLOMBO – The price of wheat flour-based items including bread and the popular ‘kottu’ were increased, effective…
Public warned to get vaccines, be cautious
COLOMBO - Health officials urged the public to get vaccinated as soon as possible, including the booster dose at…
Kinniya ferry tragedy claims another victim; death toll increases 7
COLOMBO - A six-year-old girl who was in intensive care following Tuesday’s (23) fatal Kinniya ferry accident,…
UN expert to visit SL to assess contemporary forms of slavery
GENEVA - The UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, Tomoya Obokata, will undertake his first…
3 arrested over fatal ferry accident in Kinniya
COLOMBO - The Sri Lankan police on Wednesday (24) arrested three people over the ferry tragedy which killed six…