Tharanga and Malinga keep series alive

Upul Tharanga’s fourth one-day international century this year and a five-wicket haul from Lasith Malinga kept the series alive as Sri Lanka compiled a comfortable 78-run victory in Hambantota. After two substandard batting performances in the opening matches, Sri Lanka finally found their rhythm and their 286 was too tall a target for Australia, who […]




Over 50,000 applications for Korean jobs

The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) yesterday said that 50,930 youths obtained applications from the Bureau to sit for the Korean language proficiency test from which 9,300 would be chosen for jobs in South Korea. The Korean language proficiency test, a compulsory requirement for youths aspiring for jobs in South Korea is to […]






65th Independence Day of India celebrates in Sri Lanka

The High Commission of India and the Indian expatriate community in Sri Lanka celebrated the 65th Independence Day of India on Monday, 15th August at India House in Colombo. High Commissioner Ashok K. Kantha unfurled the National Flag, which was followed by rendering of the National Anthem by the lady officials of the High Commission […]




Bollywood actor Shammi Kapoor dies, aged 79

Tributes have been paid to Indian film star Shammi Kapoor who has died of kidney failure in Mumbai, aged 79 . The actor belonged to the Indian film industry’s famous family of actors which included his father, Prithviraj, and brothers Raj and Shashi Kapoor. […]




Police warns public amid reports of attacks in villages: Don’t take the law into your hands

The Police yesterday requested the public not to take the law into their own hands but let the law enforcement personnel handle incidents of criminality. Police Spokesman SP Prishantha Jayakody said several incidents of residents attacking individuals arriving in their villages for sight-seeing and other purposes have been reported from several areas. […]




Land mine free Sri Lanka: Army launches Mine Awareness Programme at Nagarkovil in Jaffna

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma The Government of Sri Lanka completed the resettling of all internally displaced people (IDPs) after demining the lands earlier used by Tamil Tiger terrorists in Jaffna Peninsula. On successful completion of early resettlement, Security Forces Headquarters – Jaffna has planned to launch a Mine Risk Education and Mine Awareness […]




Build friendship bridge among students: Puthumadam students meet new friends from Panagoda Army School

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma A group of teachers and students of the Army school in Panagoda paid a goodwill visit to Puthumadam Roman Catholic Primary School in Inuvil, Jaffna last Sunday on 07 July. This visit was organized by the 513 Brigade of the Security Forces Headquarters – Jaffna as an ongoing coordination […]



UNP in a deadlock

With the party in a deadlock, with the Leader refusing to budge and Reformists threatening to take to the streets to force him out, UNP General Secretary MP Tissa Attanayake yesterday declined to comment on the ongoing crisis. […]