RANIL BLAMES THOSE WHO NEGOTIATED FONSEKA RELEASE FOR HIS LOSS OF CIVIC RIGHTS

Onlanka News – By Walter Jayawardhana Blaming that those who negotiated General Fonseka’s release from the jail with the President are responsible for the freedom without civic rights he received  Ranil Wickramasinghe said Tiran Alles being a member of parliament should tell the nation the circumstances under which such a sorry state came into being. […]




President Mahinda Rajapaksa 3rd most popular leader in Asian-Pacific region.

The latest survey carried out by the well known American pollster Gallop Poll in respect of people’s acceptance of the Head of State of their respective country, out of 21 countries in the Asia Pacific Region, President Mahinda Rajapaksa has been ranked in the 3rd position.  The survey says that 91% of the Sri Lankans […]



Roads flooded in Colombo

Several roads in Colombo including Town Hall, Horton Place, Thunmulla, Amarasekara Mw, Devi Balika has been flooded due to the heavy rain experienced in several parts of count this morning, police said. […]



HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION SAYS CHARGE CID NOT HIRUNIKA

Onlanka News – By Walter Jayawardhana Responding on the threat by the Attorney General’s Department on Ms. Hirunika Premachandra, the AsianHuman Rights Commission has said it is the the CID who should be charged with contempt of Court rather than the murder  victim’s daughter Hirunika. […]




WIMAL WEERAWANSA ATTACKS FONSEKA FOR TELLING TO COOPERATE WITH PROBE

Onlanka News – By Walter Jayawardhana Sri Lanka’s Housing Minister and leader of the National Freedom Front, a constituent party of the governing coalition,Wimal Weerawansa criticized forrmer Army Commander Sarath Fonseka for saying Sri Lanka must cooperate with  any international inquiry into war crimes they allege since we did not do such crimes. […]





UNP TO PRESENT A PRIVATE MEMBER’S BILL TO WIN BACK SARATH FONSEKA’S CIVIC RIGHTS

Onlanka News – By Walter Jayawardhana Sri Lanka’s main opposition the United National Party has appointed a committee chaired by Wijedasa Rajapaksa to draft a private member’s bill to win back the civic rights  of the former Commander of army Sarath Fonseka , said the party’s General Secretary, Tissa Attanayaka. […]




SF to form a new party

Former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka, who was released on a special presidential pardon on Monday, is to form a new political party named, ‘Democratic Party’ led by him, MP Jayantha Ketagoda said. […]



SARATH FONSEKA IS TO WORK HARD FOR A STRONGER OPPOSITION

Onlanka News – By Walter Jayawardhana Although President Rajapaksa has released him from incarceration with a ban on elections for the next seven years Sri Lanka’s ex- Army Chief Sarath Fonseka is to work hard to build a stronger opposition in the country , he said in his first interview out of jail. […]




President meets Qatar Prime Minister

President Mahinda Rajapaksa, currently on a State visit to Qatar met Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar, Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani on Sunday. […]



Former Army Chief Sarath Fonseka is pictured with his family at his residence

Former army chief Sarath Fonseka (L) having a dinner with his wife Anoma (R) following Fonseka’s release from prison, at their residence in Colombo on May 21, 2012. Sri Lanka’s ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka was released from prison May 21 after he was jailed following his unsuccessful bid to unseat the president in 2010, and […]