MINISTER PEIRIS CONTINUES WASHINGTON VISIT

Sri Lanka’s Minister of External Affairs, Prof. G.L. Peiris, took part in a series of Capitol Hill meetings Wednesday on his second day of the four-day official visit to Washington, discussing with members of the House of Representatives Sri Lanka’s progress in post-conflict reconciliation and development, as well as reform measures that are designed to […]



Gen. Fonseka granted conditional bail

Colombo High Court Judge Sunil Rajapakse, yesterday granted conditional bail to General Sarath Fonseka. His passport was impounded. He could go overseas only with the permission of the Court. […]



U.K. MPS SAY KUDANKULAM IS DANGEROUS AS IT IS IN A TSUNAMI AND EARTH QUAKE PRONE AREA

Onlanka News – By Walter Jayawardhana British and European parliamentarians said in a letter to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singhe that they are deeply concerned about Tamil Nadu’s Kudankulam nuclear power plant as it is located in a an earth-quake and tsunami prone area, factors that push accidents. […]



SF granted bail in one case

Colombo High Court short while granted conditional cash bail of Rs. one million with two sureties of Rs. 2.5 million each on former army commander Sarath Fonseka in the case of harboring army deserters during the presidential election. […]



Sri Lanka cabinet backs president to free jailed rival

COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s cabinet has formally backed President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s move to free his ailing former army chief Sarath Fonseka, a spokesman said, a proposal seen as a bid to quell criticism of the government and its human rights record. […]



YOUNG ARTIST FACINATED BY BUDDHA DRAWING A BUDDHIST TRAVELOGUE

Onlanka News – By Walter Jayawardhana One of India’s famous comic book artists Bharath Murthy recently told the Hindu newspaper that he first got converted himself to be a Buddhist and now writing and drawing a comic book, “The Vanished Path” a travelogue related to the Life of Buddha and the historic sites connected with […]



Temple discovery reveals Buddhism’s ancient spread to China from India

Onlanka News – By Walter Jayawardhana 1500 years old ruins of a Buddhist temple  have been discovered in China’s largest desert, offering valuable insight for historians studying Buddhism’s spread from India to China, Xinhua news agency reported. […]



MR promises to free SF-Anoma

President MahindaRajapaksa has promised to free jailed former army chief SarathFonseka unconditionally and at the earliest opportunity, the ex-general’s wife said on Thursday, AFP reported. […]



SRI LANKA’S FORMER POLICE CHIEF TO TEACH COUNTER TERRORISM IN INDIA

Onlanka News – By Walter Jayawardhana Dr. Mahinda Balasuriya, Sri Lanka’s former police chief will be teaching counter terrorism and how Sri Lanka defeated the 30 year terror reign of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) at his alma mater in Vadodara ( formerly Baroda) in the Indian state of Gujarat. […]



The Role of a Diplomat for International Relations

Dr. Telli C Rajaratnam Diplomats do a very important job for their countries. Almost every country in existence has  diplomats who are sent out to various countries for the purposes of negotiating and mediating relations between the two governments. […]



ON THE OCCASSSION OF THE RELEASE OF CD “BUDDHAM SARANAM” A PACKED HOUSE PLEDGES FOR CASTELESS SOCIETY IN INDIA

  Onlanka News – By Walter Jayawardhana The packed audience at the Ravindra Bharathi National Theatre in Hyderabad, the capital of the state of Andra Pradesh, pledged to strive for everything that would make the dream  of a casteless society a reality on the occasion of a release of a compact disk entitled, “Buddham Saranam” […]



Sarath Fonseka will be released soon: President Mahinda Rajapaksa

Jailed former Army Commander of Sri Lanka Sarath Fonseka, who led the Eelam war IV against the Tamil Tigers and helped win it, is set to be released shortly. […]



LANKA POST inaugural ceremony

American Sri Lankan Foundation (ASLF) recently launched ‘LANKA POST’ newspaper in New York City, USA. The inaugural ceremony was held at the Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in New York, USA, on 28th April 2012 with the presence of Ambassador Dr. Palitha T.B. Kohona and Deputy Permanent Representative, Ambassador Major General […]



Sanath launches “Kreedawata Arunella” to uplift sports in Matara

A program called ‘Kreedawata Arunella’ (Dawn for sports) has been launched by the Matara district Parliamentarian, and the former Sri Lankan Cricket Captain Sanath Jayasuriya to help under privileged schools to improve sports talents of school children in the Matara district. […]



INDIA HAD A BIG HAND IN TERRORISM AND TOGETHER WITH FRANCE AND BRITAIN WANTED TO STOP THE WAR SAYS PRESIDENT’S SECRETARY

Onlanka News – By Walter Jayawardhana Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s secretary Lalith Weeratunga alleged India had a big hand in the mid-eighties in the planning and executing terrorist strikes in Sri Lanka while India, Britain and France made intense pressure on the President to stop the war when Sri Lanka was on the verge […]



“Gota’s War” book launched at Waters Edge

The book launching ceremony of ‘Gota’s War an introspective collection of events that led to the crushing of Tamil Tiger Terrorism in Sri Lanka documented by veteran journalist C.A. Chandraperuma was held this evening (14th May) at the Grand Ballroom of the Waters Edge in Battaramulla. […]