Colombo, January 31: A group of men broke into the offices of a website and set fire to it Monday, a journalist from the publication said.
Bennett Rupasinghe, news editor of LankaeNews.com, said the fire destroyed everything in the offices.
Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said authorities were investigating the cause of the blaze.
Prageeth Ekneligoda, a columnist for LankaeNews.com, disappeared a year ago and is suspected to have been abducted.
Amnesty International says at least 14 Sri Lankan media workers have been killed since the beginning of 2006.
—Agencies