Sri Lanka would keep a close watch on the developments in the probe against leading LTTE activist Perimpanayagam Sivaparan alias Nediyavan who was arrested in Oslo, an External Affairs Ministry official said. He said that the officials would keep track of the case and charges leveled and make inquiries into the alleged terrorist activities of […]
Training for students who are eligible to enter universities will be conducted as scheduled, says the Secretary to the Ministry of Higher Education, Dr.Sunil Jayantha Navaratna. He told Sandesaya that the ministry has already spent about 90 million rupees on this project and can not stop. […]
All progressive trade unions support the proposed private sector pension scheme, which is by no means detrimental to private sector employees, said National Languages and Social Integration Minister Vasudeva Nanayakkara. He said that the pension scheme is another salutary step in the social security program for the working class which was introduced in 1956. […]
Elaborate arrangements are being made to celebrate the second anniversary of the war victory under the patronage of President Mahinda Rajapaksa on May 27 at Galle Face Green. The National Victory Parade jointly organized by the Defence Ministry and the military will be broadcast live on television and radio channels on May 27 from 8.45 […]
Senior Supreme Court Judge and one time Dean of the Faculty of Law, Colombo University, Dr Shirani Bandaranayake was sworn in before President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday as the country’s first female Chief Justice. The swearing in took place at Temple Trees yesterday. Dr Bandaranayake was the youngest woman judge to be appointed to the Supreme […]
Onlanka News – Pix by: Janaka Alahapperuma, Lal Dias and Ishan Bazeer Members of the British Sri Lankan Forum (BSLF)-UK visited No: 10, Dawning Street, the official residence of British Prime Minister David Cameron recently. They were allowed to go through the famous door, giving a very unusual time slot to hand over a petition […]
Onlanka News – Report and photos by Thakshila Udage (Submitted by Janaka Alahapperuma) The Midlands International Buddhist Association in the U.K. known as the Birmingham Buddhist Maha Vihara celebrated 2600th Sambuddattva Jayanthi at its headquarters. The participants included different Buddhist nationalities such as Sri Lankans, Indians, Nepalese, Bangladeshis, Vietnamese, Chinese, Japanese, Tibetans as well as […]
The teachings of the Buddha help us to bring to the world the means of resolving all disputes that arise from unbridled desire. Thus it behoves upon us to give to the world the path to peace and consolation from these great teachings of the Samma Sambuddhatva or Great Enlightenment of the Buddha, 2600 years […]
It is with immense fervor and devotion that we celebrate, with full State patronage, the thrice blessed festival of Vesak this year, which also marks the 26th Sammasambuddhatva Jayanthi. Through 2600 years the teachings of the Buddha have shown the correct path of livelihood to mankind. The comfort and consolation these provided to humans remain […]