A body of an individual was found in the Kalu Ganga near the Kalutara town Thursday.

Police said that the body is of a woman between the age of 18 and 20.

The body was found at around 3.30 Thursday afternoon.

Police said that the body was beyond recognition.

Former UNP Parliamentarian Reginald Perera is doubtful whether members of the UNP Working Committee that helped Ranil Wickremesinghe secure the position of Opposition Leader, also receive the assistance of the government.

He pointed out that the current government has allocated a large sum of money to the opposition leader's office through the budget than ever before.
 
".. This Opposition Leader has received countless perks and privileges from the government which no other opposition leader has receive

Minister of Youth Affairs and Skills Development Dullas Alahapperuma attended a function at his ministry on Thursday.
A group of science graduates were given appointments as new investigation officers, with the aim of extending the services of the Minister of Youth Affairs and Skills Development.

He shared these thoughts

'It doesn't matter whether the government is either green or blue. This is a group that was neglected by all governments. Throughout history we only looked at the youth that came out of

Paramedical Services Trade Union says that they did not receive any acceptable solution for their trade union action, during the discussion they had with the Minister of Health on Thursday.
General Secretary Saman Jayasekara said that the countrywide token strike will conclude at 8 a.m Friday morning.

Officers belonging to five trade unions of the paramedics commenced their token strike at 8 on Thursday morning.

Addressing a media briefing on Wednesday the Platform for Freedom said that it is an internationally accepted fact that the violation of human rights in Sri Lanka remains unresolved.

Several political representatives were present at the media briefing.

Co-Convener of Platform for Freedom, Dr. Nimalka Fernando expressed these views

'It has been internationally accepted that a situation of unresolved violation of human rights exists in the country. Therefore, a mechanism is necessary internationally to lo

The Asian Athletics Championships in July looks set to be moved from its original venue as the chief minister of the Indian state that was to play host has refused to organize the meet because of the participation of Sri Lankan athletes.    

Jayaram Jayalalithaa, chief minister of Tamil Nadu, said in a statement Thursday that staging the July 3-7 meet in the state capital Chennai would anger people in her province because of the alleged atrocities against the ethnic Tamil minority during the civil war in Sri Lan

Many non-Thamil speaking readers would like to know how some writers in the North and elsewhere writing in Thamil have fictionalised some real experiences they have had in the now ceased bitter war that continued for more than three decades in our country.

Gnanam, a monthly literary magazine published in Colombo, has published a big volume of such stories in its 150th issue running to 600 pages. The special issue is Eelaththup Pore Ilakkiyach Chirapithal meaning “Special issue of Lankan War Literature”.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa Jayaram who will be celebrating her 65th Birthday tomorrow February 24th is once again on the warpath against Sri Lanka.
According to Indian newspaper reports the actress turned politician has announced that Tamil Nadu would not host the 20th Asian Athletics Championships scheduled to be held in the State in July.

Ms. Jayalalithaa said her government has written to the AAA, seeking the exclusion of the Sri Lankan contingent from the event in view of the Sri Lankan government acting r

If the Halal is not withdrawn in a month’s time an unofficial Police will make it happen was disclosed by the Bodu Bala Sena organisation had said it in public. This according to the Muslim community is a threat and a statement against the law of the country. This was disclosed by the leader of the Muslim/Tamil organisation, Asad Sally disclosed.

He has also emphasised that there is no point in fighting with an opposition which is very strong and adamant who never listens, the All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama organisation wi

Students who were affected by the Z-score fiasco in 2011 will be permitted to sit the GCE Advanced Level Examination for a fourth and final time this year the government said yesterday.

The decision which flows from a ruling by a Supreme Court Bench, headed by the former Chief Justice Dr. Shirani Bandaranayake, has been approved by the Cabinet of Ministers.

Media Minister Keheliya Ramukwella told a news conference in Colombo that on a joint proposal. submitted by Ministers Bandula Gunawardena and S. B. Dissanayake,