Category: Local News

Sri Lankan Minister faces protest

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 […]



Visiting Sri Lanka’s Army Chief Assured China’s Continuing Support & Military Co-operation

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 […]



DIVIDING SRILANKA PLAN IN DISARRAY AS SONS ARE FIGHTING OVER LEADERSHIP

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. […]






PRESIDENT’S SPEECH CANCELLED IN LONDON DUE TO PRO-LTTE PROTESTS

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 […]



Venus transits the sun

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. […]








Channel-4 journalist deported

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. […]




Two Toronto Hindu temples fined by CRA for sending money to suspected Tamil Tigers

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. […]