H.E General (Retrd) Shantha Kottegoda, Ambassador of Sri Lanka in Bangkok presented letter of credence to His Majesty Preah Bat Samdech Preah Boromneath NORODOM SIHAMONI, the King of Cambodia on 7th of September 2012, concurrently accrediting him as Ambassador to the Kingdom of Cambodia as well. […]

At the invitation of the Speaker of Sri Lanka Parliament Chamal Rajapaksa, the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), Wu Bangguo representing the higher echelons of the leadership of the People’s Republic of China made a first ever historic visit to Sri Lanka from 15 – 18 September 2012.   This […]

Tariffs on water consumption will be increased by 5%-20% with effect from October 1, the Chairman of the National Water Supply and Drainage Boards (NWSD) stated. Therefore, domestic water bills will be increased in the following manner. […]

Onlanka News – by Walter Jayawardhana Over 1,000 Marumalarcha Drvida Munnetra Kazagam (MDMK) workers led by the outfit’s General Secretary Vaiko  who were  on their way to Sanchi in a convoy of 41 buses to protest against the visiting Sri Lanka President  Mahinda Rajapaksa were stopped by the Madhya Pradesh police. […]

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix by: Chandana Perera) President Mahinda Rajapaksa left on a three day official visit to India Wednesday afternoon (19 September). The President and his entourage arrived at the Palam Air Force Base in New Delhi and they were warmly greeted by an Indian delegation at the Airport.  On arrival, […]

Minister S M Chandrasena says he will resign from his ministerial portfolio. […]

Radio Vienna, an Austrian media network channel, ran a two-hour live broadcast on Sri Lanka on Sunday, 16th September 2012 as part of its most popular prime time breakfast event. […]

FILE PHOTO Amidst ongoing protests in Tamil Nadu, Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa will have dinner on Thursday with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Delhi, where the latter is expected to raise the issue of effective devolution of powers in Tamil-majority areas in north and east of the island nation. […]

Former Eastern Province Chief Minister and leader of the TMVP Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pillayan has been appointed as a Presidential Advisor, informed sources said. […]

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix by: Nalin Hewapathirana) Sri Lanka Freedom Party’s Najeeb Abdul Majeed was sworn in as the new Chief Minister of the Eastern Province Council before President Mahinda Rajapaksa, this morning on 18 September. […]

The attorney representing the Army Major, who was injured in a brawl at a five-star hotel recently, today filed an affidavit before the Fort Magistrate stating that he was not assaulted by Malaka Silva and Rehan Wijeratne and agreeing to settle the issue. […]

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix by: Udesh Gunarathna) “Diyatha Uyana” Walking Path and flower shops on the banks of the Diyawanna Oya Waters Edge premises to enhance the beauty of the city of Sri Jayawardenapura , Kotte near Battaramulla was declared open for the public recently by Basil Rajapaksa, Senior adviser to the President and […]

A youth had died after exploding a grenade inside a double cab in Thihagoda, Matara over a love affair a short while ago, police said. […]

CHENNAI/ SALEM: The visit of Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa to Indian from September 21 is likely to be a stormy affair. On Monday, a 26-year-old auto driver from Salem attempted self-immolation over the visit while MDMK leader Vaiko, with hundreds of cadres in tow, left for Sanchi in Madhya Pradesh to stage a black […]