Category: Local News

NEW DELHI: Taken aback by what it describes as “propaganda” in Sri Lanka against the Kudankulam nuclear power plant, India has offered to discuss the safety aspect of the pressurized water reactors with Lankan authorities. The dialogue mechanism between the two nations for cooperation on nuclear issues will include talks on Kudankulam safety when a […]

Hon. Don Randall MP JP, Federal member for Canning in Australia paid a courtesy call to Secretary Defence and Urban Development Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksa this afternoon (28th September). […]

Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT), the country’s national telecommunications provider, hosted an event recently to showcase how their technology supports IT professionals to revolutionize their businesses by empowering them with a superior range of Intelligent Solutions. The event saw the launch of SLT BIZAPPS, a managed service offering with unmatched Internet Data Centre (IDC) facilities, covering […]

  Lipton Circus closed for traffic as the protest marches organized by University Students and Lecturers are gathering towards Town Hall. […]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa said yesterday that he stands for the independence and dignity of the Judiciary and strongly held to the principle that justice must not only be done but be seen to be done. […]

The first Dhamma School in Jaffna will be opened on September 30 to revive Buddhism in the North which suffered neglect under three decades of LTTE terrorism. […]

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma from London The International Cricket Council (ICC) – Europe together with Syed Kamall, member of the European Parliament representing UK, Chairman of European Parliamentary Cricket Inter Group and the International Cricket Council hosted a two day event from 25 to 26 September at the European Parliament promoting the game […]

A two-day photographic exhibition capturing in graphic detail Sri Lanka before and after the 30-year conflict attracted a wide cross-section of foreign and local dignitaries. […]

Customs officials at international airport arrested the two accused within 15 minutes of each other on Tuesday morning; both tried sneaking the gold by hiding it in their clothes CUSTOMS officials at Mumbai’s international airport arrested two Sri Lankan nationals in the wee hours of Tuesday, within 15 minutes of each other, trying to smuggle […]

Police investigations have revealed that the killing of six women in the Kahawatte area was masterminded by a group led by a local government politician from the Ratnapura area. […]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa participated in special religious observances at the Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi and Ruwanweli Seya in Anuradhapura yesterday in memory of Prime Ministers SWRD Bandaranaike and Sirimavo Bandaranaike and other former SLFP stalwarts including Ministers Maithripala Senanayake and K B Ratnayake. […]

Under the student exchange programme between Sri Lankan schools and Gymnasium Isernhagen in Hanover, Germany, which started in 2007, five students from Colombo Ladies College visited Isernhagen Gymnasium in Germany. The association SLAGI organized the exchange programme. […]

Rear Admiral Jayanath Colombage has been appointed as the new Commander of the Navy by His Excellency the President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Rear Admiral Colombage will be the 18th Commander to head the Sri Lanka Navy. […]

The Sri Lanka delegation to the 21st Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva is continuing to engage with the relevant Interactive Dialogues with Special Procedures Mandate Holders and Working Groups. […]

COLOMBO, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) — Following strong protests by Sri Lankan Muslims, a Cabinet Minister here on Tuesday called for the controversial anti-Islam film to be banned in the country. […]

Actress, Malini Fonseka is set to take her oaths as a Parliamentarian again on October 9 when the next parliamentary session is scheduled to be held. […]