Category: Local News

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix by: Nalin Hewapathirana) Sri Lanka Freedom Party’s Najeeb Abdul Majeed was sworn in as the new Chief Minister of the Eastern Province Council before President Mahinda Rajapaksa, this morning on 18 September. […]

The attorney representing the Army Major, who was injured in a brawl at a five-star hotel recently, today filed an affidavit before the Fort Magistrate stating that he was not assaulted by Malaka Silva and Rehan Wijeratne and agreeing to settle the issue. […]

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix by: Udesh Gunarathna) “Diyatha Uyana” Walking Path and flower shops on the banks of the Diyawanna Oya Waters Edge premises to enhance the beauty of the city of Sri Jayawardenapura , Kotte near Battaramulla was declared open for the public recently by Basil Rajapaksa, Senior adviser to the President and […]

A youth had died after exploding a grenade inside a double cab in Thihagoda, Matara over a love affair a short while ago, police said. […]

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. […]

COLOMBO, Sept.17 (Xinhua) — China’s top legislator Wu Bangguo met with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse here Monday, vowing to insert new energy into relations between the two countries. […]

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. […]

COLOMBO, Sept.16 (Xinhua) — The forthcoming visit by China’s top legislator Wu Bangguo will help enhance the relationship between Sri Lanka and China, said Chamal Rajapaksa, speaker of the parliament in an interview with Xinhua here Sunday. […]

Malaka Silva, Rehan Wijeratne and five others were ordered to be remanded till September 24 by Colombo Fort Magistrate Kanishka Wijeratne. […]

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. […]

Sri Lanka Customs has detained a container load of highly radioactive stainless steel and aluminium household articles imported from India. […]

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 […]