Category: Local News

US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama with External Affairs Minister Prof G L Peiris during the United Nations General Assembly reception at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York. […]

The government of India says the defeated LTTE, is continued to be a threat to the territorial integrity and sovereignty of India. […]

Teledrama director of the Swaranavahini Nalaka Wedamulla (40) was killed and three others injured in a head-on collision in Navinna, Maharagama this morning, police said. […]

Will prostitution be legalised in Colombo with the setting up of a red light district within the city limits? Views to this effect was expressed by UNP MMC Nadeel Malagoda at the Monthly Council meeting of the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) last Thursday (27). […]

A ‘Heart Walk’ and several other events were held under President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s patronage yesterday to mark World Heart Day. The events, jointly organised by the Presidential Secretariat and the Sri Lanka Heart Association (SLHA), began with the ‘Heart Walk’ yesterday morning from the Presidential Secretariat to Temple Trees. […]

Two policemen, a Chinese national and a driver were killed when a police patrolling vehicle veered off the Highway under construction in Athurugiriya this morning, Police said. […]

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. […]