The government believes that the attempted publication of the panel report on Sri Lanka, which was authorized by the United Nations Secretary General, for the purpose of gathering “insights for his own views,” “is basically wrong and contrary to the principles underpinning the United Nations Charter.” […]
Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma Minister of Youth Affairs and Skills Development, Dullas Alahapperuma and the High Commissioner of India, Ashok K. Kantha signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for setting up facilities at two vocational training centres in Batticaloa District, eastern province in Sri Lanka. The signing ceremony was held today at 11.45 […]
Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix By:Chandana Perera) Sri Lankan First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa visited ‘Proyash’ a school for handicapped children in the Cantonment area in the Dhaka city during her visit to Bangladesh early in the week. The First Lady visited different classrooms and academic programmes of the institute, an army-backed institute for […]
The recent report of the three member panel of United Nations experts on accountability issues which supposedly arose during the latter stages of the humanitarian operation has ingredients of the LTTE rump and the Tamil Diaspora, Government Spokesman and Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella charged yesterday. […]
Onlanka News – By Walter Jayawardhana The Washington Post newspaper reported that Sri Lanka’s decisive 2008-09 military offensive against the country’s separatist Tamil Tigers may have resulted in the deaths of as many as 40,000 civilians, most of them victims of indiscriminate shelling by Sri Lankan forces, according to a U.N. panel established by Secretary […]
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) – The United Nations hurtled toward a high-profile confrontation with the Sri Lankan government over international action on alleged war crimes during a military offensive against Tamil separatists. Rejecting a Sri Lankan demand to keep a report by a panel of experts secret, the United Nations on Friday said the report would […]
Million signatures against panel report The government strongly objects to the publication of the report of the UN Secretary General’s Panel of Experts on accountability in Sri Lanka and to the taking of measures based on the recommendations made by the said panel since the panel is not appointed by the UN system, External Affairs […]
Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix by: Sudath Silva) President Mahinda Rajapaksa who is on a three day official visit to Bangladesh met with his countrymen at the Sri Lanka High Commission in Dhaka. A large number of Sri Lankans those who are working and residing in Bangladesh gathered at the High Commission premises […]
Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix By: Nalin Hewapathirana) President Mahinda Rajapaksa returned to Sri Lanka today (Wednesday) on 20 April after a three day State visit to Bangladesh. President returned with sacred hair relics (Kesha Dhathu) of the Lord Buddha given by Bangladesh. The sacred relics will be deposited at the Hunupitiya Gangaramaya […]
Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix by: Sudath Silva) President Mahinda Rajapaksa who is on a three day official tour in Bangladesh visited the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum in Dhaka on Tuesday morning 19 April. The President paid a floral tribute to the Bangladesh founding leader, the late Bangabandhu Sheik Mujibur Rahuman’s statue erected in […]
More than 600 innocent Tamil civilians were shot and killed like stray dogs from 1 October 2008 to 18 May 2009 in the Vanni region, but not a single innocent civilian was killed by the Sri Lankan Armed Forces in the hostility campaign against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. […]
The passenger terminal construction at the Mattala International Airport will commence on April 25 under the patronage of Civil Aviation Minister Priyankara Jayaratne and Hambantota District Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa. Country’s second International Airport in Mattala, Hambantota is scheduled to be commissioned by mid 2012. The airport construction project is in full swing on a 2,000 […]
Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix by: Sudath Silva) President Mahinda Rajapaksa who is on a three day state visit to Bangladesh paid a floral tribute at the National Marty’s Memorial in Savar near the capital city Dhaka on 18 April. After placing a floral tribute to the Memorial, Sri Lankan President also planted […]
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) – The United Nations on Monday warned the Sri Lankan government that it must protect UN staff, after the country’s president called for protests against a UN war crimes report. President Mahinda Rajapakse has called for this year’s May Day rally to be turned into a “show of our strength” against international […]