Sri Lankan air force MiG-27 ground-attack aircraft has crashed near Dummalasuriya in Kurunegala yesterday (13th Monday) afternoon. The aircraft which took off from Katunayake had crashed at around 1.35 pm, on a training mission, the SLAF reported. The pilot Flight Lieutenant Tharidu Herath had ejected from the aircraft before it hit the ground and is […]

Sri Lanka may avoid a costly squeeze by the United States sanctions on Iranian crude by purchasing it in a currency other than dollars, following India’s lead, officials said on Sunday. The island nation is facing the most potential collateral damage from the sanctions, which are meant to cut off the dollars Washington believes are […]

Sri Lanka will be one of the 14 countries to participate in a multilateral naval exercise conducted by India every other year to strengthen the cooperation among the region’s navies. Indian Navy will host navies of 14 countries in the South East Asia, Asia-Pacific and Indian Ocean Region (IOR) for the eighth ‘Milan’ exercise in […]

The appellate court today (Jan 31) decided to postpone hearing the petition file by Sarath Fonseka, against the annulment of his seat in Parliament, by almost four months. The former Army Commander was produced at court when the petition was taken up today. Attorneys representing Fonseka had stated that an appeal has been submitted to […]

The government has decided to amend the punishment for motorists violating the mandatory seat belts law by only fining the offenders, instead of producing them before court. Police spokesman SP Ajith Rohana stated that according to prevailing law it is a must that motorists who violate the seat belts law appear before court to stand […]