Onlanka News – By Walter Jayawardhana Going ahead with his campaign for carving out a separate ‘Tamil Eelam’ in Sri Lanka, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam president M. Karunanidhi on Wednesday sought the revival of the Tamil Eelam Supporters Organisation (TESO), an outfit he was associated with in the 1980s, to fight for a separate State for […]

Rishad Bathiudeen, Minister of Industry and Commerce of Sri Lanka met Sihyung Lee, Deputy Minister for Trade of Republic of Korea on 22 April on the sidelines of the 13th Ministerial Meeting of UNCTAD General Assembly Session at the Qatari National Convention Center, Doha. […]

UN chief Ban Ki-moon said that it is the right time for President Mahinda Rajapaksa to address the issues including rights violation in a speedy and judicious manner. […]

– By Dr. Telli C rajaratnam – Day and Night a young man went from district to district, day by day across the miles with knapsack on his back with literature about the President of this country. He stopped at every corner touched the hearts of those around him with his polite speeches which he […]

Onlanka News – By Walter Jayawardhana The Leader of the all-party Indian delegation was quoted having told the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that she discussed devolution of powers to the Sri Lankan provinces with President Mahinda Rajapaksa. […]

Onlanka News – By Walter Jayawardhana Attacking Muthuvel Karunanidhi the leader of the DMK for asking for the separation of Sri Lanka and create Eelam through UN intervention the Hindu newspaper in no uncertain terms said the cases of Montenegro, South Sudan, East Timor and Kosovo where the UN intervened have no relevance to Sri […]

– By Sadhana Vikram – The Daily News on 2012.02.01 reported a news item. The following news item appeared as follows: […]

Colombo Chief Magistrate Prasanna Alwis today ordered Inspector General of Police (IGP) N.K. Illangakoon to investigate into the alleged death threat received by Hirunika Premachandra, daughter of the slain former MP Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra. […]

The unloading of vehicles at the Hambantota port, which would begin next month, would significantly reduce the prices of motor vehicles, Deputy Minister of Ports and Highways Rohitha Abeygunawardena said. […]

Hutchison Telecommunications Lanka (Hutch) has launched commercial 3G services based on a HSDPA/HSUPA network covering Sri Lanka’s Western province including capital Colombo. […]

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix By: Sudath Silva) President Mahinda Rajapaksa arrived Seoul at 11.40 am this morning for four days official visit from 23 to 27 April, on an invitation extended by his South Korean counterpart, President Lee Myung-Bak. […]

  “The Ministry regrets the manner in which the said article seeks to present an absolutely erroneous position to the readership, regarding the institution’s functioning and certain of its officials. “The references and accusations against the Ministry and its officials are totally baseless, and it is evident that the article is an exercise of vilification […]

The Department of Motor Traffic Commissioner informed that the point system for drivers will be implemented expeditiously. […]

– By Sadhana Vikram – Model, Singer, Artist, Writer, Poet & Thinker “Full Many a flower to born to blush unseen and waste its fragrance in the desert air” Christina Kingsbury is a multi talented teen living in Colombo. She was born at Joseph Frazer Nursing Home in Colombo and when she was just 2 […]

A popular singer Sathis Perera has passed away this morning at a private hospital, family sources said. […]