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 […]
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 […]
Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix by: Sudath Silva) President Mahinda Rajapaksa met Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her office at Tejgaon, Dhaka this afternoon on 18 April (Monday), a joint Press Release reported by President’s Media Unit and the Ministry of External Affairs. […]
Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix by: Sudath Silva) President Mahinda Rajapaksa started a three day official visit to Bangladesh at the invitation of the Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina this afternoon on 18 April. This is the first visit to Bangladesh by President Mahinda Rajapaksa. […]
Sri Lanka, having made remarkable accomplishments in the post-conflict situation within two years, is entitled to the space freely and spontaneously to continue this momentum and complete the reconciliation process, Minister of External Affairs Professor G L Peiris said in London last week. […]
President Mahinda Rajapaksa declared that this year’s May Day while rightfully honouring the workers should also be used as an opportunity to protest against the false propaganda being carried out before the world to belittle and undermine the victory achieved by the country. […]
Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix by: Nalin Hewapathirana) The national oil anointing ceremony of the traditional Sinhala and Hindu New Year festival was held in Matara under the patronage of President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the Uposathagaraya Maha Vihara Sri Rohana Temple of Randoopatha (Golden Island) this morning on 16 April. […]
BBC Sinhala Service – By Saroj Pathirana The Chief Justice (CJ) of Sri Lanka has strongly defended the recent Supreme Court verdict that ruled court martial is a competent court. The ruling has come under strong criticism from senior lawyers and the opposition political parties after it sealed the fate of the former army commander, […]
Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix by: Sudath Silva) The entire country is gripped in a happy and festive mood. The most eagerly awaited National New Year dawned at 1.01 pm on 14 April. This is the second National New Year the whole country is celebrating in an environment of peace and tranquility since […]
Becoming the very first Sri Lankan leader to be featured in TIME magazine’s TIME 100 Top Ten, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has reached much popularity leaving behind all other top political icons and celebrity stars in the world and some Hollywood superstars in 2011. […]
From ancient days the great cultural festival of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year has brought satisfaction and joy to the vast majority of our people. It is a festival that pays homage to the sun for the strength given to the land and people and is also the annual harvest festival that echoes the […]