The Government yesterday appointed a three-member high-powered committee to probe the violence at the Welikada Prison which led to the death of 27 inmates on Friday evening. […]

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A shootout between rioting prisoners and security forces at a prison in Sri Lanka’s capital killed at least 27 inmates, while police said Saturday that they arrested five prisoners who had managed to escape and were searching for others. […]

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Photos by Sudath Silva) Four foreign envoys including three new Ambassadors and a High Commissioner handed over their credentials to President Mahinda Rajapaksa on 09 November. The ceremony for the handing over of credentials by the new diplomats was held at the President’s Office, Presidential Secretariat in Colombo under […]

At least 13 people have died in clashes between inmates and guards at Sri Lanka’s Welikada prison in the capital Colombo, hospital officials say. The violence was sparked when police commandos attempted to conduct a search at the prison. […]

Several people are feared dead after a shootout between the STF and prison inmates a short while ago. The shootout had occured when inmates attempted to break out from the Prison. […]

Parliamentarian Arjuna Ranatunga has resigned from the post of Deputy Leader of the Democratic Party while Parliamentarian Tiran Alles has resigned from the post of Secretary of the Party. […]

A Sri Lankan student will spend at least 18 months behind bars for sexually assaulting a passenger while he was working as a taxi driver in Perth. […]

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix by: Sudath Silva) President Mahinda Rajapaksa as Minister of Finance presented the Budget Report for the year 2013 in parliament today on 08 November. This is Sri Lanka’s 66th Budget and the 8th Budget presented by President Rajapaksa in his capacity as the Minister of Finance & Planning, […]

Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa presented the Budget  2013 in Parliament today. This is Sri Lanka’s 66th Budget and the 8th Budget presented by President Mahinda Rajapaksa in his capacity as the Minister of Finance & Planning. […]

Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) in collaboration with the Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Dubai organized a Country Pavilion at GITEX 2012. This year, 10 Sri Lankan software companies exhibited their software solutions at GITEX Technology Week held in Dubai World Trade Centre from October 14-18, 2012. […]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa will present Independent Sri Lanka’s 66th budget in Parliament today. President Rajapaksa who assumed office as the fifth Executive President on November 17, 2005, presented his first budget the same year. This will be the eighth budget presented by President Rajapaksa in his capacity as the Finance and Planning Minister. […]

Minister Alahapperuma addressing the media Having failed in a series of political projects to undermine the government, the UNP led Opposition was now exploiting the Chief Justice Dr. Shirani Bandaranayake issue to its advantage, the SLFP alleged yesterday. […]

The impeachment motion against Sri Lanka’s Chief Justice Dr. Shirani Bandaranayake presented to Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa was included in the parliament’s Order Paper on Tuesday (06). The motion signed by 117 Members of Parliament was handed over to the Speaker last Thursday (November 01). […]

Bharatha Laksman Premachandra’s daughter Hirunika today vowed to take a ‘surprising decision’ soon as she had nothing to lose. […]