Category: Local News

In furtherance of bilateral relations between Sri Lanka and Nigeria, the Government of Nigeria has opened its Resident Mission in Colombo.  The very first Nigerian High Commissioner resident in Colombo, Femi Akenson Rotimi presented his credentials to President Mahinda Rajapaksa on the 14th September  2012. […]

Secretary General of Parliament Dammika Dassanayake confirmed that UPFA National List MP Veteran Actress Malini Fonskea had resigned from her post as MP. […]

S.M. Ranjith and Mahipala Herath were sworn in as Chief Ministers of North-Central Province and Sabaragamuwa respectively before the president a short while ago […]

The Galle Road, between Bambalapitiya junction and the Galle Face roundabout has been closed due to a protest march heading towards the US Embassy. […]

MP Uwais Farook and five others have been admitted to the Chilaw base hospital following an accident in the Mundal Police area this morning, Police spokesman said. According to initial reports the Wanni District MP has received minor injuries in the accident. […]

Onlanka News – by Walter Jayawardhana Under relaxed conditions announced recently Sri Lanka will be able to export eight million pieces at zero duty to India very soon. […]

VICIOUS ASSAULT: The group attacked a motorist on Friday, who asked them why they were holding up traffic. Photo: V. Ganesan Onlanka News – by Walter Jayawardhana Members of Viduthalai Chiruthakal Katchi (VCK) an ally of Vaiko violently attacked  a motorist, according to photos and videos published, near the Sri Lanka Deputy High Commission in […]

Tamim Ansari being brought to Judical Magistrate Court-III in Tiruchi on Saturday. Photo: R.M. Rajarathinam Onlanka News – by Walter Jayawardhana Thamim Ansari a citizen of India and a resident of Tamil Nadu who was alleged to have spied for Pakistan with the help of Colombo’s Pakistani High Commission was remanded by a Tiruchi magistrate […]

With Sri Lanka’s human rights record coming up for review towards the end of the year, India believes that Colombo should accept the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) as a credible interlocutor and get down to discussing a road map for political devolution of powers as this will send a positive signal world-wide to groups instrumental […]

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix by: Nalin Hewapathirana / Chandana Perera) President Mahinda Rajapaksa laid the foundation stone for the construction of the International University of Buddhist and Indic Studies in the ancient Buddhist city of Sanchi in the presence of dignitaries from Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Japan, Cambodia, Mongolia, Nepal and India. […]

Onlanka News – by Walter Jayawardhana Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazagam outfit’s leader Vaiko and 750 odd party workers were arrested by Madhya |Pradesh police as the South Indian rabble rouser’s followers were burning effigies of Mahinda Rajapaksa and waving black flags outside a Dharmasala a guest house where they were detained for two dates for […]

Onlanka News – by Walter Jayawardhana The Madhya Pradesh police took unprecedented security measures in view of President Rajapaksa’s visit  to Sanchi to lay a foundation stone for a new university for Buddhist and Indic studies when it closed all roads to Sanchi to prevent MDMK party followers from reaching there to hold a black […]

Malaka Silva and Rehan Wijeratne, who were remanded on Monday for allegedly assaulting an army major, were released by the Colombo Fort Magistrate today on  bail with two sureties  of Rs 1 million each. […]

The US Embassy in Colombo said it ‘had nothing to do with the recent inflammatory video that has offended many Muslims and others around the world’. […]

Onlanka News – by Walter Jayawardhana Madya Pradesh police in India said over a dozen people from Tamil Nadu, including Vaiko led MDMK workers, were taken into preventive custody from Vidisha and Salamatpur near Sanchi in Madhya Pradesh where Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa will lay foundation stone for the Buddhist and Indic Studies University […]

Former Chief Minister of the North-Central Province Berty Premalal Dissanayake yesterday claimed that 120 UPFA LG members had handed over letters to the party hierarchy demanding that he be appointed the Chief Minister. Unless their wish was granted, they might even break ranks, he said […]