Category: Local News

Life predated the Earth – its origins go back very close to the start of the Universe itself

Onlanka News – By Walter Jayawardhana  reporting from Los Angeles Over the past two decades astronomers and space scientists have discovered vast quantities of organic molecules everywhere in the universe – in planets, comets and moons of our solar system, in clouds of gas and dust that are the birthplace of stars, and even in […]



Peiris-Samarasinghe differ in Geneva as US talks tough

It was 6 p.m. on Wednesday February 22 when President Mahinda Rajapaksa greeted his cabinet ministers turning up at “Temple Trees”. That was first for a meeting together with electoral and district level representatives of the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA). Thereafter, he was to chair the weekly cabinet meeting. […]







US says “time is slipping away” for Sri Lanka; action in Council will sow seeds of peace

US Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights Maria Otero speaking at the UN Human Rights Council session a short while ago expressed that the US is concerned over Sri Lanka as “time is slipping away” and requested that the LLRC recommendations be implemented. […]





China to continue supporting Sri Lanka’s independence

BEIJING, March 1 (Xinhua) — Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister Liang Guanglie said here on Thursday that China will continue to support Sri Lanka’s efforts in safeguarding state independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity and realizing social and economic development. […]



Sri Lanka rupee hits record low

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s rupee on Tuesday tumbled to a record low against the US dollar on investor worry about the country’s massive external trade deficit, economists said. […]



Crucial talks on SL today

The Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) report is likely to be referred to by the United Nations Human Rights Chief Navi Pillay as Sri Lanka is scheduled to be a subject of discussion at the UNHRC sessions today. […]



Pregnant mother died due to low quality drugs

The life of a woman who died after delivering a baby at the De Soysa Maternity Hospital (DMH) Colombo would have been saved if quality drugs were available at the hospital, said the gynecologist who had performed a Cesarean operation on the patient, who was giving evidence before the City Coroner’s court. […]



Minister Peiris tells Nigerian FM: Politicization of UNHRC harmful to developing world

“Countries emerging from painful conflicts and renewing their commitment to economic and social development after the eradication of terrorism, deserve understanding and sympathetic support from the international community, not judgmental attitudes buttressed by pressure which erodes the dignity and self-respect of developing nations, External Affairs Minister Prof G L Peiris said in the Nigerian capital, […]



John Abraham in LTTE film

The film will be directed by Shoojit Sircar, who has just wrapped up the shooting of Vicky Donor, which is his breezy satire on sperm donation, featuring veejay Ayushmaan in the lead. And John has co-produced the film. […]