Category: Local News

Sri Lanka’s People’s Leasing Company, a subsidiary of state-owned People’s Bank, will issue up to $150 million of senior unsecured notes, the company said on Wednesday, a day after the country successfully sold a $1 billion, 10-year eurobond. […]

The wage demands of the university lecturers are not sensible, Higher Education Minister S.B. Dissanayake stated in parliament today (July 18) in reply to a statement made by JVP MP Anura Kumara Dissanayake. […]

The Mannar police used tear gas to disperse protesters who attacked Police personnel and the court complex in Mannar with stones a short while ago. Over 500 protesters gathered in front of the Mannar town against the court order which was issued by the Mannar Magistrate’s Court last Friday, for the arrest of 16 fishermen. […]

Army Commander Jagath Jayasuriya said that unlike some of previous commanders he always listens to everyone who comes to him. […]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa said that everyone is duty-bound to protect children from child abuse if they are to wipe out this menace faced by the younger generation. The President was addressing the recipients of “Ranbima deeds” at Temple Trees yesterday. […]

Onlanka News – by Walter Jayawardhana The Tamil Eelam Supporters Organisation (TESO), a forum started by DMK leader M. Karunanidhi,  has dropped the demand to create a Tamil Eelam as expected earlier  in its theme paper issued on Monday July 16 […]

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix by: Sudath Silva) The National Plantation Awards Ceremony 2012, the first of its kind in Sri Lanka was held at Temple Trees recently under the patronage of President Mahinda Rajapaksa. The award ceremony was being held to recognize the contribution made to the national economy by the growers, […]

Onlanka News – by Walter Jayawardhana Sri Lankan scientists have discovered a new genus of freshwater fish and named them Dawkinsia after the world renown evolutionary scientist and aethist, who wrote the popular book, God Delusion. […]

Onlanka News – by Walter Jayawardhana DMK leader Muthuvel Karunanidhi who came under the pressure of  New Delhi had to drop his demand  to create a separate state called Eelam the Times of India reported. […]

UPFA Colombo Municipal Councilor Azath Salley stated that Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) leader Minister Rauf Hakeem had betrayed the Muslim community with the decision not to join a coalition of Muslim parties for the upcoming elections. […]

The main opposition UNP charged today it would take legal action against the Government if it used and abused state property for election campaigning. […]

A special ceremony was held at the Welikada Prison to mark National Prison Day on Monday. […]

The Ven Thibbotuwawe Sri Siddhartha Sumangala Thera, the Mahanayake of the Malwatta Chapter, yesterday, expressed his dissatisfaction with the situation in the country […]

Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Monday asked the central government to send back all Sri Lankan military personnel training in India and accused New Delhi of not respecting Tamil sentiments. In a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Jayalalithaa said the the central government was showing “utter disrespect” to the sentiments of the Tamils by training […]

UNP MP Lakshman Kiriella states that the government cannot survive for long on loans. […]

TONY EASTLEY: Well as you’ve heard at the weekend Sri Lanka’s navy forced one boat back to shore and stopped another leaving, arresting 130 people on board one of the boats bound for Australia. A former admiral in the navy is now the country’s high commissioner to Australia. […]