Category: Local News

Reginald Cooray leaves for Mumbai without attending function A Sri Lankan Minister, who had come here on Thursday to attend a programme at the Sugarcane Breeding Institute, had to leave for Mumbai without attending it after activists of the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK), Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam (PDK) and Tamil Desa […]

People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of People’s Republic of China (PRC) is prepared to provide Sri Lanka with any assistance whatsoever in case of any emergency, catastrophe or otherwise, so said General Lisng Guanglie, Minister of National Defence, PRC during a meeting held at the PLA General Headquarters on Thursday (7) with Sri Lanka’s Army Chief […]

Onlanka News – By Walter Jayawardna Frustrated by the unending rivalry between his two sons for the succession of his party leadership the President of the DMK and Chairman of the Tamil Eelam Supporters Organization M.Karunanidhi has told on his 89th birthday that he would contest for the position if he was alive next year. […]

The number of military personnel deployed in the Jaffna Peninsula has been reduced to around 15,000 personnel.  This is a reduction of over 60 percent of troops deployed at the beginning of the humanitarian operation. […]

Onlanka News – By Walter Jayawardhana Chairman of the Tamil Eelam Supporters Association (TESO) and President of the DMK addressing a meeting held in Chennai to celebrate his 89th birthday vowed to create a separate state for Tamils in Sri Lanka. […]

Police investigating the killing of 28-year-old Iswaradasan Kedeshwaran aka ‘Kathee’ in the Trincomalee police division on the night of April 18, 2012 have arrested a pilot and an Air Force deserter. […]

Onlanka News – By Walter Jayawardhana The Hindu reported that Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa was forced to cancel a Speaking engagement in London’s business hub because security concerns after Tamil activists threatened to hold a large demonstration against alleged human rights abuses in Sri Lanka, Hasan Suroor  the Hindu’s London correspondent quoting the Sri […]

Planet Venus (R-black spot) transits in front of the Sun seen from the Observatory of Obuda, in Budapest on June 6, 2012. Astronomers and novice star-gazers worldwide trained their eyes and telescopes on the skies on June 6 for the last chance this lifetime to observe Venus track a near seven-hour path across the Sun. […]

A two day workshop themed “Attitudinal and Personal Development of Service Personnel in Post War Scenario” was conducted for Security Forces personnel at the Security Forces Headquarters (Wanni) on 3rd and 4th June 2012. […]

The first ship carrying vehicles berthed at the Magam Ruhunupura Mahinda Rajapaksa (MRMR) Port at Hambantota a short while ago, Sri Lanka Ports Authority stated. […]

Sri Lanka has recently signed prisoner exchange agreements with four countries and will commence implementation by returning 22 Pakistani detainees to their country of origin, an official said here Tuesday. […]

A chance recovery of a barrel containing secret LTTE papers, buried in the Vanni east, has led to the arrest of a security forces officer allegedly involved in the assassination of Lt. Col. T. N. Muthalif in May 2005 in Colombo, The Island learns. […]

In a letter UNP MP Dr. Jayalath Jayawardena has requested the Inter Parliamentary Union(IPU) to continue efforts to make sure Former Army Chief Sarath Fonseka a full pension with civil and political rights. […]

Shirani Sabaratnam, who works at the London-based Channel-4 TV Station as an editor and a presenter, arrived in Sri Lanka on Sunday. On arrival she was detained at the airport by Sri Lankan law enforcement authorities and later deported to Britain, informed sources said. […]

The CID today submitted a report to the Colombo Magistrates court stating that they have concluded investigations in to the murder of former MP Baratha Lakshman and three others when the case was taken up today. […]

A 2001 file photo shows a donation container and Tamil flags displayed for sale at the renovated Hindu Temple Society in Richmond Hill. The Canada Revenue Agency has fined two Hindu temples in the Toronto area for sending money to a suspected front organization for Sri Lankan rebels following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. […]