Category: Local News

The Office of the Deputy High Commission of Sri Lanka in Chennai conducted a Special Consular Service for Sri Lankans living in Tamil Nadu refugee camps on Saturday the 20 th October 2012 at the Chancery premises. […]

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix by: Sudath Silva) President Mahinda Rajapaksa visited Dubai to attend the World Energy Forum-2012 which will be held at International Convention and Exhibition Centre in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from 22 to 24 October. The World Energy Forum was formed in 2008 to use energy […]

Making Sri Lanka, the ‘Wonder of Asia’ is the concept of President Mahinda Rajapaksa, following on these lines, many changes are taking place in the city of Colombo. […]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa launched the Samudrika Research Vessel (Samudrika RV) of the National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency (NARA) at the Magampura Mahinda Rajapaksa International Port yesterday. This vessel, specially designed for maritime research, is 25 metres in length and 6.5 metres in width and can accommodate seven researchers at any given time. […]

Sri Lanka’s first communication satellite will take to orbit on November 22 from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China and it will be positioned over Sri Lanka, beginning a new era in communication. […]

A Chennai sessions court on Thursday refused to revoke a non-bailable arrest warrant issued against Sri Lankan minister Douglas Devananda and turned down his offer to face the murder trial he faces in India through video-conferencing. […]

Monthly allowance of Rs. 750 for each parent Ranaviru Seva Authority to spend Rs. 450 million each month 4000 parents attend inaugural ceremony at Temple Trees The inauguration ceremony of the ‘Ranaviru Mawpiya Rakawarana’ accounts was held today (18th October 2012) at Temple Trees under the patronage of His Excellency the President Mahinda Rajapaksa. […]

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix by: Sudath Silva) While at the First Conference of Heads of State and Government of the Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) Summit, President Mahinda Rajapaksa took the opportunity to meet the Sri Lankan community in Kuwait. The audience with the President was organised by the embassy staff under the […]

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Picture courtesy: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of Belgium) The Royal Castle in Brussels hosted a grand ceremony of the presentation of credentials by Sri Lankan Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Kingdom of Belgium P.M.Amza to His Majesty King of the Belgians Albert II. Newly appointed Sri Lankan […]

By Shenali Waduge Tamils in India want a Tamil homeland, Tamils in Malaysia are also voicing similar sentiments, the LTTE Diaspora and TNA in Sri Lanka want a Tamil homeland and probably with time Tamils in Canada and Tamils in the UK may also start joining in the chorus.  If this be the case with […]

Police are checking out more than 600,000 telephone calls in an effort to trace the suspects involved in the attack on Judicial Service Commission (JSC) Secretary Manjula Tillekaratne, the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) informed Court yesterday. The case was taken up for hearing by Mount Lavinia Chief Magistrate Nirosha Fernando. […]

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix by: Sudath Silva) President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who is attending the first ever Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) Summit in Kuwait, held bilateral discussions with several Asian leaders Tuesday and Wednesday at Bayan Palace on the sidelines of the Summit. Among the leaders, President Rajapaksa met were Prime Minister of […]

All members of the GMOA(Government Medical officers’  Association) in the Colombo district hospitals launched trade union action over an incident at Lunawa hospital, a spokesman for the GMOA said. […]

The UNP General Secretary made these comments addressing a Media Conference held at the UNP Headquarters, Sirikotha yesterday. Attanayake said that Sarath Fonseka addressing a meeting in Kurunegala recently has called upon all patriotic people to attend the joint opposition rally to be held at Hyde Park on the 18th of this month, to make […]

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix by: Sudath Silva) Asian Continent cannot be the playground of other forces, who seek our wealth, our assets of nature and human resources. Our progress must draw from the best of our own cultures and while learning from the best of others who come with genuine friendship, President […]

An individual who is said to be a brother of Minister Maithripala Sirisena was remanded till October 30th by the Polonnaruwa magistrate after he was alleged to have obstructed duties of Wild Life officials. […]