Category: Local News

A Sri Lankan monk has been invited to the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. Chief Incumbent of the London Buddhist Vihara, Venerable Bogoda Seelawimala Thera has thus been invited to grace the occasion. […]

The Ministry of Health has commenced investigation into the death of a 1 ½ year-old child after drinking a soft drink. The mother and brother of the deceased child were admitted to the Wellawaya Hospital also after drinking the soft drink, purchased from a hotel in the Wellawaya town. […]

Fisheries and Aquatic Development Minister Rajitha Senaratne yesterday said the lion’s share of protection money collected by extortionists at the St John’s Fish Market in Colombo had gone to certain politicians. […]

Adequate stocks of essential food items are freely available in the country for the festive season. A sharp drop in the prices of rice and vegetables was also reported due to the increased supplies sent to Dedicated Economic Centres (DECs) and the Colombo market from agricultural districts, said Cooperatives and Internal Trade Secretary Sunil Sirisena. […]

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix by: Sudath Silva) The government of Sri Lanka recognized over 134 students who performed outstandingly at the highly competitive national exam- G.C.E. Ordinary Level examination in December 2010. These young talents, the country’s best students who scored highest marks received their medals, certificates and gift packs including a […]

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix by: Sudath Silva) A royalty payment scheme for Sri Lankan music artists was launched by President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees on 08 April. This much needed new royalty scheme will benefit lyricists, singers and song composers in Sri Lanka. The state run Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) […]

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix by: Sudath Silva) Letters of appointment were given to 2,273 new recruits to the Public Management Service as Management Service Assistants at Temple Trees on Thursday 07 March 2011. President Mahinda Rajapaksa handed over the letters to the recruits at the ceremony. The recruitment’s have been done covering […]

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma India and Sri Lanka jointly organized the Handicrafts Exhibition & Fair by award winning crafts persons from India and Sri Lanka at the National Art Gallery, Ananda Coomaraswamy MawathaColombo-07. The exhibition was inaugurated by the Minister of Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development and the High Commissioner of India […]

Court granted bail to Bennet Rupasinghe, the editor of the Lanka e news a short while ago, after he was placed under remand custody recently. […]

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix By: Sudath Silva) Fourth South Asia Conference on Sanitation (SACOSAN – IV) kicked off at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo on Wednesday 06 April to raise awareness about the sanitation crisis in the region. President Mahinda Rajapaksa inaugurated the four days Ministerial Summit […]

A number of shops in Hatton town were reduced to ashes when a fire erupted in a shop around 5.30 pm yesterday. According to Hatton Police sources, fire that erupted at a shop had blazed out of control, engulfing a number of shops in Main Street. The Police with the assistance of people in the […]

April 15 the day after the Sinhala and Tamil New Year has been declared as a special public and bank holiday. […]

Three days after the World Cup final, officials from Sri Lanka are not happy with the level of courtesy extended to their President Mahinda Rajapaksa during his trip to Mumbai to watch the final. Though no official complaint has been lodged with the Indian government, they have informally conveyed their displeasure at limited tickets made […]

The International Monetary Fund has given Sri Lanka 218.3 million dollars bringing the total disbursed so far up to 1.75 billion US dollars under a 2.6 billion US dollar program, but has called on the Central Bank to tighten liquidity management to prevent further inflation. […]

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma Minister of External Affairs Prof. G.L. Peiris met with Lord Green, Minister of State for Trade and Investment of the UK at the Ministry of Trade and Investment in London on 4th April 2011. […]

Opposition and UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe says that the Opposition is ready to cooperate with the government if the latter is willing to place full confidence in the Opposition and work for the benefit of people. […]