A tense situation has broken out in Puttalam following a clash between the police and the people of the area in which at least five people have been injured in a shootout and a policeman was killed after being assaulted by a group. […]

Former Minister Milinda Moragoda is being actively considered to be the government candidate for Mayor of Colombo although no final decision has yet been taken, authoritative governmental sources said yesterday. […]

Construct 2011, the largest exhibition in the field of construction in Sri Lanka was declared open by President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the Sirimavo Bandaranaike Conference Hall in Colombo last morning. […]

In this Photo: Zafar Mahmood, Secretery of Pakistani Ministry of Commerce (seated right) and Tilak Collure, Secretary, Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Industry & Commerce (seated left) sign the agreed minutes of Pakistan Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement (PSFTA) and related matters on Thursday 18 August at Colombo Hilton as Rishad Bathiudeen, the Sri Lankan Minister […]

CSE has reported total turnover of Rs 6.39 billion at the end of Thursday’s trading. Heavy trading in HVA Foods Plc has contributed more than one billion rupees for the day’s turnover. 31,021,800 shares of HVA Foods changed hands during the trading session and closed 14.30 higher at Rs 33.60. Central Investments and Finance PLC […]

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix by: British High Commission- Colombo) The British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, John Rankin visited Kandy and paid respects at key Buddhist sites in the sacred hill city recently. He paid his respect to the Sri Dalada Maligawa (Temple of the Tooth Relic) and later visited the Asgiri […]

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma A grand show was displayed at the Alfred Duraiappah stadium last Sunday on 14 August to introduce teakwondo as a martial art to Jaffna youths by the Sri Lanka Army, Security Forces Headquarters- Jaffna. A special taekwondo show was performed by Korean teakwondo instructors and the sportsmen and women […]

A series of new regulations will be implemented restricting the use of mosaics or blurred images masking tobacco and alcohol scenes in television programmes. […]

Sri Lanka, two years after winning a three-decade war against separatists, has bought 14 Russian military Mi-171 helicopters in the latest deal between the two allies, Russia’s state-run arms exporter said yesterday. […]

After weeks of publicly opposing UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe the Sajith Premadasa Group yesterday accepted his leadership and agreed to work together. […]

The government is destroying the consumer for the sake of commissions, UNP MP Dayasiri Jayasekera stated, citing the importing of substandard petrol, cement, expired chicken and destroying thousands of imported coconuts as examples. […]

The police request the public to use alternative roads when travelling to Kotte due to construction work blocking the following areas: Bangalahandiya, Beddagana and Pitakotte. […]

I have the capability to chase away any group that gathers outside the Sirikotha UNP headquarters to protest against party leader Ranil Wickremasinghe, Public Relations Minister Mervyn Silva stated. […]

The Gangodawila Magistrates Court has ordered Police to prevent any protests, illegal gatherings or processions in front of the UNP headquarters, Sirikotha today (August 17). […]

Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed arrived in the island last morning. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, President Nasheed will stay in the island for a period of three days. […]