The Police has revealed that the DIG , Colombo North, Vass Gunawardena had even taken bribes from the coordinating secretary of the Minister of public affair and public relations Minters Mervin Silva.

He had taken bribes in safe guarding the Ministers coordinating secretary called’Singappuru ‘Sarath from his offence of bringing in heroine and weapons into the country by saying they are false and that he is innocent. These had been revealed during the investigations

Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to the UN in Geneva Ravinatha Aryasinha has asked that greater attention be paid in the Global Counter Terrorism Strategy, to the role of terrorist support networks that take the form of front organizations, the challenge posed by the abuse of Information Communication Technology (ICT) and the propriety of the use or display of terrorist group emblems, insignia and symbols.

At the outset, I want to make what I consider is an important distinction in terms of the situation we are in.  The distinction is between a post–war situation and a post-conflict one.  Whilst we are in a post-war situation- the guns having fallen silent following the military defeat of the LTTE – I do not think we are in a post-conflict one, defined in terms of one in which the roots of conflict are not being sustained and certainly not being reproduced.  My concern is that the trajectory of developments, sinc

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins partners and affiliates in Sri Lanka in calling on the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) to reconsider its move to introduce a code of ethics for the country’s media.

Early in June, the Ministry of Mass Media and Information in the GoSL introduced a three-thousand word document titled “Code of Media Ethics” in Parliament. There is as yet no official explanation on the exact status of this code. Media commentary in Sri Lanka though sees this initiative by th

Colombo North DIG Vaas Gunawardena who was arrested by the CID under over the murder of a businessman has been transferred from the Colombo National Hospital to the Prisons Hospital, Prisons Commissioner (Operations) G.B. Kulatunga said.

Commissioner Kulatunga speaking to Daily Mirror said the DIG Vaas was transferred to the Prisons Hospital last evening.

Three Tamil MPs from the eastern Sri Lankan district of Batticaloa have complained that attempts are being made to include in the India-financed housing project about 350 Sinhalese families who are not war-displaced families, ignoring the claims of Tamil families which were really displaced by the war.

Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MPs P Ariyanenthiran, C Yogeswaran and P Selvarasa told media persons in Batticaloa that houses under the Indian scheme had been allotted to Sinhalese in Keviliyaamadu, although they were neither di

Ceylon Teachers Union strongly condemns the incident took place last Friday at Nawagaththegama Isuru school where a teacher was threatened and made her to kneel down.

The secretary of the CTU Mr. Joseph Starlin has issued a media announcement on the matter calling it an"act of disgust in the educational history".

Sri Lanka's Education Ministry is making arrangements to introduce the new Subject Stream of Technology to the General Certificate of Education (GCE) Advanced Level curriculum initially in 200 schools island wide, the government said.

The new Technology stream will be introduced in 200 selected Secondary Schools equipped with Mahindodaya Technological Laboratories. The schools have been selected to have at least one such school for each electorate.

The police is investigating an attempt by some individuals who extort money from people claiming they are from the CID or TID.

Police headquarters said that complaints have been received by individuals who have been threatened over the telephone for money.

The caller claims he is part of the CID or TID and is investigating an allegations raised against the telephone call receiver.

The student of the Colombo University who fell from the third floor of the University this morning is in serious condition, the Colombo National Hospital said.

The student, identified as Randima, is a Science Faculty student and a resident of Lunugamwehera.

The student is 23 year old girl. She is to undergo an operation, the hospital said.