Category: Local News

While the world had been horror-struck by the gruesome terroristic acts of the LTTE over nearly 30 years, the controversial Darusman report, which Sri Lanka totally rejects, attempts to give the LTTE some dubious respectability in the most cynical fashion.The following quote from the report proves the point: […]

The government has decided to provide pension rights to all employees of Government Institutions and Private Sector who do not get pensions at present.  A special discussion in this regard was held at temple trees yesterday, under the patronage of President Mahinda Rajapakse. […]

Click to Read Report The panel of experts set up to advise Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on accountability issues with respect to the final stages of the conflict in Sri Lanka has found credible reports of war crimes committed by both the Government and Tamil rebels and calls for genuine investigations into the allegations, according to […]

Sri Lanka has raised import duties on several categories of petrol-engined cars and three wheelers with steeper increases seen in larger hybrid vehicles, which had exceptionally low taxes earlier, Treasury Secretary P.B. […]

The Department of Examinations said that investigations will commence into allegations against certain students suspected to have cheated at last year’s GCE Ordinary Level examination. […]

Special arrangements have been made by the Sri Lankan airlines to carry all Bhagwan Sri Sathya Sai Baba devotees who wish to pay their last respects to the Bhagwan’s remains in India, Sri Lankan Airlines said. […]

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 […]

The case pertaining to the white flag incident which has been filed against the former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka was called up before the Colombo High Court today (20). Submitting evidence for the defence was due to commence today (20). […]

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 […]