Category: Local News

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts (AP) — Australia’s Gold Coast has been chosen ahead of the Sri Lankan city of Hambantota to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games. […]

Sevanagala Sugar Industries Ltd., owner Daya Gamage said yesterday he would go before an international tribunal to seek redress over the government’s plan to acquire his assets through the new act passed in parliament on Wednesday. […]

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix by: Sudath Silva) President Mahinda Rajapaksa says the issues which call for attention of the SAARC region, particularly in the areas of social justice and climate change require not further discussion but immediate action. The President of Sri Lanka made these remarks in his address on the inauguration […]

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pi​x by Sudath Silva) President Mahinda Rajapaksa concluded bilateral talks with his regional leaders this morning on the sidelines of the two day SAARC Summit which is been held in Maldives from 10 November. […]

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix by Sudath Silva) President Mahinda Rajapaksa laid a foundation stone with his Maldivian counterpart Mohamed Nasheed to inaugurate the construction of a concrete Road joining two areas of Addu city in Maldives yesterday on 09 November. The Government of Sri Lanka funds this construction project which joins two […]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa will open the newly built 128 kilometre Southern Expressway, `Gateway to Wonder’ on November 27. President Rajapaksa will later address the public at a ceremony at Kurundugahahethekma, Media Ministry sources said. […]

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix by: Sudath Silva) President Mahinda Rajapaksa warmly received upon his arrival to attend the SAARC Head of States Summit by his Maldivian counterpart at the Adduagan airport in the Maldivian southern town of Addu island city this morning on 09 November.  President of Maldives Mohammed Nazif, First Lady […]

The Revival of Under-performing Enterprises and Under-utilized Assets bill was passed in Parliament today (Nov 09) with 122 voting for and 46 voting against it. The act will see the state acquiring 37 private businesses it has defined as underperforming. […]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa left for the Maldives this morning to attend the 17th SAARC leaders Summit scheduled for November 10-11., the Government Information Department confirmed. […]

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix by: Chandana Perera ) President Rajapaksa said the nursing community that their service is the only public profession which is free from allegations of bribery and corruption so far. The President made this remark at the ceremony organised by the Ministry of Health to award certificates to the […]

The Revival of Under-performing Enterprises and Under-utilized Assets Bill was presented in Parliament this after noon by Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne. The bill is to be taken up for debate in Parliament tomorrow and the voting will be at 7.30 pm on Wednesday. […]

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma Annual inter club sports tournament organized by the Sri Lanka Army Civil Affairs Office of the 513 Brigade at Uduvil, Jaffna concluded recently with the finals of the tournament and presenting of awards and certificates to the winners at Sellamuththu ground, Manipay. […]

The Kottawa-Galle section of the Southern Expressway is scheduled to be declared open by President Mahinda Rajapaksa on the 27th of this month. […]

The final report of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) is ready to be submitted to the President by November 10, media coordinator of the LLRC Lakshman Wickramasinghe said today. […]

The government while stressing that the privacy of individuals should not be violated by the use of technology, yesterday reiterated that the people’s right to expression and media freedom has been promoted and protected. […]

Muslims of Sri Lanka today enjoy the freedoms of religious belief, worship and practice throughout the country. In this, we have moved beyond the era of darkness that engulfed our land during an extended period of terror. The spirit of the Eid al-Adha would help them cherish the freedoms won through much sacrifice by all […]