Category: Local News

The Officer-in-Charge of the Mulleriyawa police and eight other policemen have been interdicted following Saturday’s alleged brutal assault on Neth FM journalist Nilupa Sanjaya. […]

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix by: Chandana Perera) Kokavila (Kokavil) multi-purpose transmission tower commissioned for the nation by President Mahinda Rajapaksa today on 06 June 2011. Kokavila Rupavahini transmission tower which was first constructed in 1982 to facilitate the people in the North to view television broadcast clearly, destroyed by Tamil Tiger terrorists […]

The main goal which Sri Lanka currently has to achieve is accelerating its economic development process, said Prime Minister D.M. Jayarathne. […]

There are many countries in the world striving to obtain the green label. But Sri Lanka truly deserves to be called a green destination and to my mind, it is one of the best locations in the world for eco-tourism” said the world renowned marketing guru , Professor Philip Kotler after taking a tour to […]

UNP leader Ranil Wickremasinghe’s Mother Nalanee Wickremasinghe(92) has passed away last night at a private hospital. Funeral will be held at 6.30 p.m. today(06) at Borella Cemetery. […]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa stressed the importance of having a new form of diplomatic service instead of the traditional diplomatic service. […]

A Sri Lankan has become the first in the world to buy the world’s most expensive book currently in print – an astounding Rs.30.8 million  worth (US$ 275,000) tome on carmaker Ferrari encrusted with 1,500 diamonds. In comparison, a Ferrari 458 Italia car costs only around US$ 225,000. […]

Police have arrested the son of a prominent UNP Parliamentarian charged with assaulting and injuring a police officer while under the influence of alcohol, wilful obstruction of a police officer and use of criminal force. […]

The two police officers who are in custody over the clashes at the Katuanayake Free Trade Zone (FTZ) were further remanded yesterday. […]

Roshen Shanaka’s brother yesterday called on all political parties to refrain from “selling his brother’s remains for opportunistic political needs.” […]

German Ambassador Jens Plotner has warned Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa over what he calls disproportionate use of police force during Monday’s clashes between the police and a large group of workers at the Katunayake Export Processing Zone (EPZ). […]

“From the beginning, the JVP got a person killed and then sold his body and blood stained clothes to gain political advantage. This time a garment worker became their victim. The police blindly assisted the JVP to kill this person,” Foreign Employment and Welfare Minister Dilan Perera said. […]

United National Party Parliamentarian Dr. Harsha De Silva said that if the Private Sector Pension Bill is implemented and payments are made, on the long term,  the government will have no option but to take away a much larger component than two percent from the employer and employee. […]

Sports Ministry has decided to subject school children to testing for banned substances with immediate effect, the Ministry announced today. […]

A 21 year old worker of the Katunayake FTZ who was admitted to the Ragama General Hospital during a clash between police and FTZ workers on Monday succumbed to his injuries a short while ago, the police said. The victim was Roshan Chanaka. […]

Inspector General of Police(IGP) Mahinda Balasuirya has handed over his resignation, Defence Ministry confirms. Balasuriya joined the Police Department in 1978 and was appointed IGP on November 2, 2009 following the retirement of the then IGP Jayantha Wickremaratne. […]