Category: Local News

Imprisoned former Army is to be freed early next year on a presidential pardon, ‘Lankadeepa’ reports. The newspaper says he will most likely be released on January 01, under the powers vested in the president through the constitution. […]

Popular Sri Lankan singer Rukantha Gunatilake has met with a road accident in New York, said diplomatic sources. […]

Ravi Karunanayake and Sajith Premadasa are to contest for deputy leadership of the UNP while Dayasiri Jayasekara and Daya Gamage are to contest for the post of National Organizer at tomorrow’s election. […]

Ranil Wickramasinghe and Karu Jayasuriya will contest for the leadership of the United National Party (UNP) at the election to be held tomorrow, party sources said today (Dec. 18). […]

Four persons from the same family, three females and a male, were hacked to death last night (December 17) in Eppawala, Police stated. […]

The Lessons Learnt and Reconcilliation Commission (LLRC) in its final report to the President which was tabled in Parliament last Friday criticised the role of Norway, that their actions contributed significantly to breakdown of the CFA. […]

Imprisoned former Army chief Sarath Fonseka will not oppose if there is a request for a presidential pardon for him, UNP general secretary Tissa Attanayake said. […]

UNP Colombo District Parliamentarian, Attorney at Law Sujeewa Senasinghe said today that the government has to take complete responsibility for the alarming rate of abductions that the country has witnessed during the recent past. […]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday launched the South Container Terminal (SCT) Project being carried out at an estimated cost of US$500 million or Rs.52 billion. […]

The final report of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) was tabled in Parliament by Leader of the House Nimal Siripala de Silva a short while ago. […]

The election of a new UNP leader was a matter that had to be decided on by the Working Committee and parliamentary group, senior MP Joseph Michael Perera said yesterday. […]

Several roads will be closed to traffic today and tomorrow due to the motor races being held in the Colombo Fort area. […]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday said that the Lotus Pond Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre will help improve self-confidence, talents, self-discipline and knowledge of various societies among the younger generation of the country. […]

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan authorities agreed Thursday to restore access to a news website that had been blocked with four others for more than a month over alleged insults and character assassination. […]

Onlanka News – By Dr. Telli C Rajaratnam Legislator Namal Rajapaksa, Member of Parliament took oaths on Thursay December 15 before the Hon.Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranaike and two other Judges of the Supreme Court . His Excellency President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Madam Shiranthi Rajapaksa proud parents of Namal and his brothers Yoshitha, Rohitha and other […]

The Convener of the Jana Aragala movement Chameera Koswatte says that the government cannot escape from the responsibility of ensuring the security of two of its members who went missing in Jaffna recently. […]