Source of News: Ada Derana Thanks to the present administration, Sri Lanka stands poised upon a razor’s edge. This regime has silenced dissent with brutality and violence, divided the opposition and depleted our numbers through coercion and extortion, says a statement issued by United National Party (UNP) Deputy Leader Karu Jayasuriya. The Gampaha district Parliamentarian […]
In a survey carried out by the Newsweek Magazine, out of the 100 countries surveyed, Sri Lanka has been ranked as the world’s 66th Best Country. Finland has been ranked the best country and Burkino Faso as the last in the 100 countries selected. In the Asian region Malaysia stands ahead of all other countries […]
Source of News: Ada Derana No one can stop him from serving the people of Kelaniya who had elected him. None can destroy the integrity and dedication he has, though he has lost the Deputy Minister post given him because of the people of Kelaniya, said former Deputy Minister Mervin Silva during a musical show […]
Source of News: Ada Derana A group of the Buddhist monks from Gampaha are hold a convention to demand the government to appreciate Former Deputy Minister Mervyn Silva’s service and reinstate him as Dept. Minister. The convention is scheduled to be held tomorrow(20) at the BMICH. […]
Source of News: Ada Derana A Presidential Commission has been appointed to inquire into the details that led to the death of Susantha Anura Bandara, a student of the Ruhuna University, states the Secretary to the Commission Edmund Jayasuriya. The Commission is headed by Supreme Court judge D.J. de S. Balapatabendi. It will probe into […]
Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara has taken full responsibility for the no ball bowled to deny India’s Virendra Sehwag a century on Monday, and says the guilty will be punished. Sangakkara said the Sri Lankan Cricket Board was looking into the issue and would take suitable action. Gamesmanship, he said, was part of the game, […]
News.lk – By: Sureshika Thilakarathna History repeats itself, they say. At times such repetition happens in a different way. Then it adds a new page into history. Dreams they say at times fade away. But, some dreams they say come to stay. Dreams turned into reality have glamour and splendor. Oh….there was a dream of […]
President Mahinda Rajapaksa ceremonially released water to the 17 meter deep inland Hambantota harbour basin this morning amidst chanting of Sethpirith by Maha Sanga. Prime Minister, Cabinet Ministers, Members of Parliament, Provincial Councils and Pradeshiya Sabhas were present. A large crowd was present in the Port basin to witness this historic moment. Once port construction […]
Pix by Getty Images General Sarath Fonseka to be cashiered from SL Army The convening officer of the Court Martial – 1, HE the President Mahinda Rajapaksa as the Confirming Authority on Saturday (14) confirmed the accused, General G.S.C. Fonseka be cashiered from the Sri Lanka Army as recommended by the tribunal that probed the […]
President Mahinda Rajapaksa addressing over 5,000 young stakeholders at the Sugathadasa Stadium during the launch of the International Year of Youth in Sri Lanka (August 2010 – 2011) yesterday, proclaimed that the country’s youth were not only the leaders of tomorrow, but also the partners of today in propagating the nation’s development, peace and social […]
Considering public enthusiasm to see the inaugural water filling ceremony of the Hambantota harbour, visitors to the event will be allowed to view the historic water filling ceremony from the harbour bed, Ports Authority Public Relations Deputy Chief Manager Nalin Aponsu said. The water filling ceremony will commence on August 15 morning under the patronage […]
Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix by: Chandana Perera) The Secretary General of the Colombo Plan Ms. Dato Patricia Yoon-Moi Chia paid a courtesy call on President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the Temple Trees this morning on 10 August. During the brief meeting with the President, Ms Dato Chia explained the current role of the […]
Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix By : Chandana Perera) President Mahinda Rajapaksa and the Opposition leader Ranil Wickramasinghe have met once again at the President’s House this morning on 10 August. The President and the Opposition leader met each other previously and agreed to continue with the talks on proposed constitutional amendments and […]
Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma The Government of Sri Lanka handed over a stock of 18 metric tons of dry rations and medicine as emergency relief goods to the Government of Pakistan at Chaklala Air Base, Islamabad on 8th August. A fully equipped medical team was also deployed to help the victims. On behalf […]
DM Online – By Jamila Najmuddin – (Pix: Getty images) DNA Leader General Sarath Fonseka has rejected an offer to join the UNP after an invitation was extended to him by UNP Deputy Leader Karu Jayasuriya last week, DNA MP Vijitha Herath told Daily Mirror online. Herath said that the General who was not even […]