Editorial - At last a political goon is brought to his knees

The Sri Lanka Freedom Party high command yesterday said it has decided to take the sternest disciplinary action against UPFA's North Western Provincial Council member, who physically and psychologically harassed a female teacher at a school in the ...

The SLFP Central Committee yesterday decided to sack the UPFA North-Western Provincial Councillor Ananda Sarath Kumara for allegedly humiliating a lady teacher by ordering her to kneel in the presence of students and teachers because she had asked ...

Journalist Manjula Wediwardane, who is living in France has denied UPFA MP Arundhika Fernando's claims that he had introduced disappeared journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda to the politician in France. "It is a lie, and i have never met Arundhika ...

The ruling coalition in Sri Lanka put out advertisements in Tamil news papers today inviting nominations from those interested to contest the first-ever elections to the northern provincial council in the Tamil-dominated region. The ruling coalition ...

Kegalle High Court Judge Menaka Wijesundera yesterday sentenced Mawanella Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman K. G. Piyatissa (UPFA/SLFP) to death for killing Kudararalage Kapila Priyantha Padmakumara (32) at Belimulwatte, Mawanella on February 12, 2003. ...

President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the UPFA May Day rally yesterday announced a reduction to low-end users on the recently-approved electricity tariffs. At the outset this act reflects a people-friendly ruler who is deeply concerned about the welfare of ...

A picture on Yesterday's Daily Mirror front page where a police officer was saluting the controversial UPFA parliamentarian Duminda Silva at his residence and the picture's table head Can you Believe it raised grave questions with regard to public ...

The working class in Sri Lanka affiliated to various political parties and trade unions will participate in May 1 rallies marking International Labour Day, commonly known as May Day. This year's main May Day celebration will be held by the UPFA ...

UPFA MP Duminda Silva leaving the Colombo Magistrate Court yesterday. He is a suspect in the killing of former MP Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra. UPFA Parliamentarian Duminda Silva yesterday came walking to the Magistrate's Court, Hulftsdorp, as the ...