Category: Local News

The government has violated its own conditions for reducing fuel prices despite a favourable situation in the world market, the UNP charged yesterday. […]

  Report & photos by Thakshila Udage (Submitted by Janaka Alahapperuma) Buddhists from across the West Midlands jointly celebrated Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee at an afternoon ceremony at Birmingham Buddhist Maha Vihara on Saturday, 7th July. The ceremony began by inviting distinguished guests to light the traditional lamps. In addition, red, white […]

According to the reports, Mr Anura Dissanayake, Former J.V.P. Provincial Councillor for North Central Province, has submitted nominations to contest under the  United National Party, for Anuradhapura District in the coming local government elections. […]

Following the detection of dust mites on an earlier occasion, the Medical Research Institute (MRI) said yesterday it had detected more dust mites in another eight mobile phones. […]

United National Party Parliamentarian Dr. Harsha de Silva says that Sri Lankans have deposited 85 million Swiss franks in Swiss banks last year. […]

A Public Health Inspector (PHI) attached to the Thambalagamuwa area was clubbed to death this morning when he went to inspect a house […]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa called for the setting up of new police stations and checkpoints in a bid to combat criminal activities country-wide . President Rajapaksa in his capacity as Finance and Planning, Defence, Ports and Aviation, and Highways Minister was participating in the Parliamentary Consultative meetings of ministries in Parliament on Friday. […]

Prominent Neuro Physician, Dr. Geethanjana Mendis, who headed the Sports Medicine Unit of the Ministry of Sports for numerous years, has passed away today morning. […]

Onlanka News – by Walter Jayawardhana Buddhist artifacts worth millions believed to be from the first century AD Gandhara School of Art were caught while they were in the process of being smuggled out of Pakistan to the adjacent Pujab province in India by smugglers. […]

Onlanka News – by Walter Jayawardhana Buckling under the many protests from Tamil Nadu the New Delhi government transferred 27 Sri Lankan Air Force personnel who were undergoing their training at Thambaram station near Chennai in Tamil Namil Nadu to the nearby state called Karnataka. […]

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix by: President Media Unit) Ayomi Perera of the Sri Lanka Army won the Grand Finale of the ‘Ranaviru Real Star’ -Mission 2, which was held at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium in Colombo, a short while ago. […]

The Ministry of External Affairs dismissed the claims made by the Indian media that the Lankan Airmen sent to South India for training were returning to Sri Lanka due to political pressure from elements in Tamil Nadu. […]

Onlanka News – by Janaka Alahapperuma Sri Lanka won the first place for Ensemble out of more than 5000 dancers, drummers and musicians took part from more than 100 countries at the 17th Carnival of Cultures in Berlin on Sunday, 27th May 2012. Sri Lankan pageants led by the renowned Channa Upuli Dance Group and […]

National Water Resources and Drainage Board Chairman Karunasena Hettiarachchi said that the water rates would be increased soon. […]

French logistics and transport group Norbert Dentressangle has acquired freight-forwarding operations in India and Sri Lanka from the island nation’s top conglomerate, John Keells Holdings, both companies said on Thursday. The deal continues the French company’s expansion of its freight-forwarding business, having bought China-based APC Beijing International last year. […]

The government has put in place several steps to amend the Press Council Act of Sri Lanka to monitor and mitigate issues created by certain websites, Mass Media and Information Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said. […]