Sangakkara out of action

Sri Lanka’s batting mainstay Kumar Sangakkara is out of action for a ‘minimum of four weeks,’ Sri Lanka Cricket announced here on Saturday. […]





Police return lost purse with valuables to owner

A police team from the Police Public Relations Division led by Chief Inspector Mahinda Udugama found a purse containing cash and other valuables on the Mattakkuliya main road while on duty in the Mattakkuliya, Kotahena and Modera areas and traced the owner and returned them to him. […]



Young athletes light London 2012 Olympic flame

The Queen has declared the London Olympics officially open, before seven young athletes were given the honour of lighting the ceremonial flame. The show featured British celebrities and sportspeople, including David Beck ham and Bradley Wiggins, and screen characters Mr Bean and James Bond. […]




Cabinet approveS National Action Plan to implement LLRC recommendations

The report of the LLRC contained 285 short term, medium term and long term recommendations and they have been classified into four main groups as follows: – Recommendations relating to National Policy; – Recommendations pertaining to the final phase of the conflict; – Recommendations related to human rights and National security concerns; and – Recommendations […]





BAJAJ CUTS PRICES IN SRI LANKA

Onlanka News – by Walter Jayawardhana Bajaj Auto   has decreased the price of its three wheelers by 10 percent and its two wheelers by 5 to 14 percent depending on its sizes in Sri Lanka, the Times of India said. […]




Court orders Rishad to show cause

Appeal Court today ordered Minister Rishad Bathiudeen to personally appear in courts on September  5 to show cause as to why he should not be punished for contempt for intimidating the Mannar Magistrate. […]



Andrew De Silva Wins Australia’s Got Talent

An emotional Andrew De Silva has won the heart of the nation, voted the winner of Australia’s Got Talent 2012 and the $250,000 grand prize at the Grand Final Decider. After illness forced him to leave chart-topping 90’s R&B group CDB in the 90’s, AGT was singer/songwriter Andrew’s last chance to try and resurrect his […]





President orders relief to students affected by Z score

Higher Education Minister S.B. Dissanayake yesterday said President Mahinda Rajapaksa has offered maximum relief to the students who may have been subjected to injustice due to the Z score issue, by facilitating the admission of some of these students to the universities. […]