Category: Local News

Three teams from the elite Special Task Force (STF) have been deployed in to the Hatton area to track down individuals engaged in frightening women and taking away their belongings by posing as ‘Grease Devils.’ […]

The International Weightlifting Federation has imposed a four year ban on commonwealth Gold medalist Chinthana Vidanage. The ban was for the use of illegal steroids by the sportsman. He tested positive for using the drug Methylhexanyamine during the Asian games. […]

H.E. President, Mahinda Rajapaksa who is on a four day official tour in China inspected the infinit tea centre in Beijing , which is a premier tea institute in the capital, today (10th). […]

The founder of the Nawaloka group, Deshamanya H.K. Dharmadasa passes away at the age of 92 this morning (August 10). The funeral will take place this Saturday (August 13). […]

Raj Rajaratnam, the founder of Galleon Group hedge fund, has been found guilty of 14 securities fraud and conspiracy charges by a federal court in New York City, marking a watershed victory for the US government’s newly aggressive prosecution of insider trading. […]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa who is on a four day official visit to China, arrived at the Beijing international airport yesterday morning to a warm welcome. […]

The UNP reformists’ group yesterday proposed at the party’s parliamentary group meeting the appointment of deputy leader Karu Jayasuriya as the leader of the party, MP Ranjith Madduma Bandara said  yesterday.Co-deputy leader Sajith Premadasa moved the resolution while making a hard hitting statement against the party hierarchy, and it was seconded by MP Bandara. Heated […]

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma One hundred dry ration packs were distributed among the recently resettled civilians in Rajagaman and Nagarkovil villages by the 521 Brigade of the Sri Lankan Army stationed at Point Pedro. […]

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma New British Deputy High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Mr Robbie Bulloch said “I’m delighted to take up post as Deputy High Commissioner (DHC) in Colombo at a time of such great potential for Sri Lanka.  I look forward to supporting the High Commissioner and the rest of the team […]

Sri Lanka looks forward to increasing cooperation in trade and investment from China, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said in an interview with Xinhua ahead of his visit to China. […]

Some 10,000 Korean job seekers — some of whom were even camping out from Sunday morning — struggled through a day of chaos and confusion when a large number were refused application forms to sit the Korean language examination, as a result of a stampede at Police Park in Havelock Road yesterday. […]

No decision has been made to field DNA Leader Sarath Fonseka’s wife Anoma as the mayoral candidate of the Colombo Municipal Council at the upcoming local government elections, DNA MP Arjuna Ranatunga said yesterday. […]

Rizana Nafeek, the Sri Lankan maid who was on death row in Saudi Arabia is likely to be pardoned and brought to Sri Lanka very soon, Daily Mirror learns.  A ministerial delegation from Sri  Lanka is already in that country to attend to the formalities. […]

The government has ordered an inquiry into suspected United States fighter jets detected on Sri Lankan air space. Suspected United States aircraft has been seen on Sri Lankan radar screens few days ago, air defence authorities told BBC Sandeshaya. […]

President Rajapaksa with Mrs Sugandhi Kadirgamar on Saturday at her Bullers Lane residence. President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who attended a religious ceremony in memory of the late Laksham Kadirgamar on Saturday was visibly moved when he was told by Mrs. Sugandhi Kadirgamar that her husband would still have been alive if Rajapaksa had been the President […]

The Chennai city police has in a shocking move instructed hotels in the city not to accommodate pilgrims from Sri Lanka after two attacks on visitors from the island nation. […]