Category: Local News

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix by: Chandana Perera) President Mahinda Rajapaksa instructed officials of the Urban Development Authority (UDA) to expedite the development of Dambulla town and Dambulla sacred area project immediately. […]

Baratha Lakshman Premachandra’s daughter Hirunika said today (03) she was informed that MP Duminda Silva had returned to the country. […]

Onlanka News – by Walter Jayawardhana Indian Commerce Minister Anand Sharma was quoted having said that his country would help establish a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) to manufacture auto components in Trincomalee soon to cater to auto manufacturing hubs in India. […]

UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe had a nasty experience when his official vehicle broke down twice last Sunday due to the use of low quality diesel fuel. […]

The General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and the Minister of Health Mr. Maithripala Sirisena challenged Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe to point out any positive changes, if there were any, made to develop agriculture during his regime as the Prime Minister or during the period of the UNP government, in which he was […]

Following a major wildfire that broke out in the Haputale area, train service from Fort to Badulla has been terminated at Ohiya, officials said. […]

The full capacity of 300 megawatts of the Yugadanawi power plant in Kerawalapitiya which was paralysed due to a technical failure, has been added to the national power grid from Thursday. […]

People with mild mental illnesses such as anxiety or depression are more likely to die early, say researchers. They looked at the premature deaths from conditions such as heart disease and cancer of 68,000 people in England. […]

Onlanka News – by Walter Jayawardhana Pakistani officials in Lahore said a terrorist wanted for alleged involvement in the 2009 attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team was killed in a shootout with police in Pakistan’s Punjab province,  on Thursday. […]

Police on Thursday worked to control a group of residents who engaged in a protest opposite the Thambuththegama Police with the body of a woman who was killed in an accident. […]

The final Randoli Perahera of the Kandy Esala Festival paraded the streets amid a large number of foreign and local visitors last night. The annual Kandy Esala Perahera is the largest Buddhist festival and the most colourful cultural pageant in Sri Lanka. […]

Six school children were injured in an accident that took place on the Colombo-Kandy road in the Horagolla area of Nittambuwa this morning (August 2), police stated. […]

The US government revealed that the LTTE remains in its list of foreign terrorist organizations while stating in the same report that the Sri Lankan government has used the fear of possible reemergence of the LTTE to maintain a strong military presence in past conflict areas. […]

The International Monetary Fund has urged Sri Lanka to focus more on sales to India and China to boost its faltering exports and support economic growth. […]

Sri Lankan cricketer Kumar Sangakkara is among five international stars nominated for this year’s people’s choice award, the International Cricket Council said. […]

Refugees from Sri Lanka arrive for processing at Christmas Island last month. Photo: Sharon Tisdale Sri Lanka’s navy arrested a boatload of people heading to Australia and raised the number of would-be illegal immigrants detained this month to a record 500, according to an official. […]