CHENNAI/ SALEM: The visit of Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa to Indian from September 21 is likely to be a stormy affair. On Monday, a 26-year-old auto driver from Salem attempted self-immolation over the visit while MDMK leader Vaiko, with hundreds of cadres in tow, left for Sanchi in Madhya Pradesh to stage a black […]
Onlanka News – by Walter Jayawardhana The Provincial Council election results scream for the unity of the opposition political parties of the country to deliver the nation from rulers rotten with corruption as an absolute necessacity said former army commander Sarath Fonseka addressing a meeting in Kurunegala. […]
The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) to be held in Sri Lanka in November next year will be a historic moment for Sri Lanka to showcase the remarkable progress achieved by the country to the wider world in the post-conflict era. The Minister of External Affairs, Prof. G.L Peiris made this comment, while addressing […]
The Sri Lanka Delegation to the 21st Session of the Human Rights Council, intervening in the interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on ‘Extreme Poverty’, has emphasized that States and economic actors must take concerted efforts to address extreme poverty and create an enabling environment for sustainable economic development, which is accessible to all. Noting […]
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 […]