Category: Local News

Six persons of the same family were killed when a trishaw collided with a tipper in the Mawathagama town this morning, the Mawathagama police said. […]

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix by: Sudath Silva) President Mahinda Rajapaksa left for Russia this morning on 16th June to participate in the “15th St. Petersburg international Economic Forum”.  He reached Russia to a very warm welcome, unveiling another new chapter in relations between the two countries. The President was warmly welcomed by […]

Some media channels have been misrepresenting facts about Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and working for the agendas of some people who are expecting big positions at the Cricket Board, Sports Minister Mahindanada Aluthgamage stated. […]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa will leave for Russia today to participate in the St Petersburg International Economic Forum which will be held at St Petersburg from June 16 to 18. Sri Lanka will make a debut appearance at the economic forum which brings together over 5,000 political and business leaders in the world. […]

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma The Government of Sri Lanka categorically denies the allegations that it has deliberately targeted its own civilians, as the Channel 4 alleges in its film “ Sri Lanka ’s Killing Fields”. The Government of Sri Lanka, having being fully cognizant of the plight of all civilians in Sri Lanka […]

The Buddhists in Sri Lanka have made all arrangements to celebrate Poson, the festival  celebrated in Sri Lanka on the full moon day of June, with much devotion and piety. […]

Healthcare Minister Maithripala Sirisena says a large scale financial scam could have taken place at an ongoing building project at a major government hospital. […]

The Department of Railways says that train services between Anuradhapura and Mihintale will be free of charge for devotees during the Poson season. […]

A special team from the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) conducted a search inside the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) office in Maitland Crescent yesterday evening to find a missing hard disk which contained valuable information, sources said. […]

Former Chief Minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam president M. Karunanidhi has appealed to his political adversaries to stop targeting him on the Sri Lankan Tamil issue while enthusiastically welcoming the resolution passed by the Tamil Nadu Assembly calling for economic sanctions on the island nation and declaration of those who committed crimes during the war […]

The Jordan labour minister has started investigating allegations of sexual abuse, torture and rape against foreign workers in a garment factory in Jordan’s Al Hassan Industrial Estate (QIZ) reported by a US-based labour advocacy group. […]

The Police Fraud Investigations Bureau is to bring to notice of several international and local banks operating in the country regarding certain bank practices that threaten the security of the deposits of the bank customers. […]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa will leave for Russia on Tuesday to seek both Moscow’s support for Sri Lanka and brief world leaders on key issues facing the country. […]

The much-awaited Indo-Lanka ferry service will resume operations from tomorrow from Tuticorin, with India’s Union Shipping Minister G.K. Vasan flagging off the vessel Scotia Prince. […]

Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh is to make an official State visit to Sri Lanka on an invitation by Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa. […]

June 11, 1990 according to many is the saddest day in the history of Sri Lankan Police. It is the day, the LTTE massacred over 600 unarmed policemen from several police stations in the East, who surrendered allegedly following a request from the very top in the political hierarchy. […]