Professor G.L. Peiris, Minister of External Affairs, briefed Ambassadors and High Commissioners accredited to Sri Lanka comprehensively on current developments. The briefing took place at the Ministry of External Affairs on Monday. Consuls representing foreign countries were also present. […]
Lured by promises of better conditions in Australia, Sri Lankan refugees or nationals play into the hands of human traffickers Yet another instance of Sri Lankan refugees or nationals becoming victims of human smugglers has come to the fore with the latest incident off Nagapattinam. […]
Onlanka News – By Walter Jayawardhana In another apparent headline and vote catching attempt for her AIADMK in the coming elections Tamil Nadu’s Chief Minister Jayalalitha said she will soon go the Supreme Court seeking that the 1974 and 1976 accords under which Katchateevu islet that was ceded to Sri Lanka by the Central government […]
Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix by: Sudath Silva) Eight foreign envoys including six new Ambassadors and two High Commissioners handed over their credentials to President Mahinda Rajapaksa on 14 September. The ceremony for the handing over of credentials by the new diplomats was held at the Presidential Secretariat under the patronage of the […]
Commonwealth is enriched by Sri Lanka’s membership and the country also gains from access to the Commonwealth’s networks of 54 member governments through the sharing of resources and experiences and opportunities, said Commonwealth Secretary General Kamalesh Sharma. Sharma issuing a statement over his visit to Sri Lanka to participate in the 58th CPA conference in […]
Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Thursday said Sri Lankan tourists and pilgrims would face no problem in the State and sought to explain that she had prevented sportspersons from that country playing or training in Tamil Nadu only to express the State’s anguish and protest over the denial of rights due to Tamils in the island […]
Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka said that the opposition has no moral right to make criticism about the Lak Wijaya Power Plant in Puttalam. Explaining the background that led to the establishment of the Lak Wijaya Power Plant the Minister said that the proposal for establishing a coal power plant was made in 1985 and only […]
If Tamil Nadu politicians truly care about Sri Lankan Tamils, they should discourage the State’s fishermen from cornering the marine resources in the Palk Straits When Tamil Nadu politicians raise the pitch against the Sri Lankan government’s perceived atrocities on the Tamils in that country, they invoke popular sentiment in Tamil Nadu, saying Tamils here […]
Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma from London (Pix by: Sudath Silva) President Mahinda Rajapaksa officially inaugurated the 58th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Conference at the Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Performance Arts Theatre this morning on 11 September. Upon arrival at the main entrance, President Rajapaksa was cordially welcomed by the current Chairman of the […]