Category: Local News

The unloading of vehicles at the Hambantota port, which would begin next month, would significantly reduce the prices of motor vehicles, Deputy Minister of Ports and Highways Rohitha Abeygunawardena said. […]

Hutchison Telecommunications Lanka (Hutch) has launched commercial 3G services based on a HSDPA/HSUPA network covering Sri Lanka’s Western province including capital Colombo. […]

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix By: Sudath Silva) President Mahinda Rajapaksa arrived Seoul at 11.40 am this morning for four days official visit from 23 to 27 April, on an invitation extended by his South Korean counterpart, President Lee Myung-Bak. […]

  “The Ministry regrets the manner in which the said article seeks to present an absolutely erroneous position to the readership, regarding the institution’s functioning and certain of its officials. “The references and accusations against the Ministry and its officials are totally baseless, and it is evident that the article is an exercise of vilification […]

The Department of Motor Traffic Commissioner informed that the point system for drivers will be implemented expeditiously. […]

– By Sadhana Vikram – Model, Singer, Artist, Writer, Poet & Thinker “Full Many a flower to born to blush unseen and waste its fragrance in the desert air” Christina Kingsbury is a multi talented teen living in Colombo. She was born at Joseph Frazer Nursing Home in Colombo and when she was just 2 […]

A popular singer Sathis Perera has passed away this morning at a private hospital, family sources said. […]

Cricketer Jehan Mubarak has been taken into custody over his suspected involvement in a fatal traffic accident on the Chilaw-Colombo main road in Maikkulam, police said. […]

Parliamentarian Sanath Jayasuriya and three other MPs have requested President Mahinda Rajapaksa for ministerial portfolios in the government. […]

A tense situation reported from Dematagoda (near railway grounds), due to a protest campaign by a group of people against the police for arresting several suspects during a search operation in a lane called T-20 watte, police said. […]

Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Secretary Defence and Urban Development paid a visit to the inmates at the Mihindu Seth Medura at Aththidiya yesterday. Secretary met with the service personnel currently receiving treatment at the healing center, while distributing gifts for the Sinhala and Hindu New Year in appreciation for their noble sacrifices to the country. […]

A fire which erupted at the Kelanitissa Power Plant in Colombo at around 4.30 am today (April 21) morning has destroyed the main switchboard for the plant’s power generation machinery. […]

— By Dr.Telli.C.Rajaratnam — Winner of the All Island Mehndi competition –Bridal & Beyond held at BMICH Farhath Haadhy is a household name in Sri Lanka amongst Buddhist, Hindu, Indian, Muslim brides and girls of all ages. Farhath Haadhy clad in “abaya”  her entire face except for the eyes are covered according to traditional Islamic […]

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma Pix by Sudath Silva The visiting Indian parliamentary delegation to Sri Lanka headed by the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj called on President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the President’s House (Janadhipathi Mandiraya) in Colombo this morning on Friday 20 April. […]

The visiting Indian All Party Parliamentary Delegation accompanied by the minister of Economic Development Basil Rajapaksa visited the Batticaloa district on Friday afternoon. The Leader of the delegation and the Opposition Leader of the Indian Parliament Ms Sushma Swaraj and the Minister Basil Rajapaksa declared open the newly facilitated Vantharumoolai Vocational Training Centre on the […]

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma Specialist doctors at East Surrey hospital have recommended an open heart surgery for UNP parliamentarian Dr Jayalath Jayawardena, a reliable hospital source revealed. […]