President Mahinda Rajapaksa addressing over 5,000 young stakeholders at the Sugathadasa Stadium during the launch of the International Year of Youth in Sri Lanka (August 2010 – 2011) yesterday, proclaimed that the country’s youth were not only the leaders of tomorrow, but also the partners of today in propagating the nation’s development, peace and social […]

Considering public enthusiasm to see the inaugural water filling ceremony of the Hambantota harbour, visitors to the event will be allowed to view the historic water filling ceremony from the harbour bed, Ports Authority Public Relations Deputy Chief Manager Nalin Aponsu said. The water filling ceremony will commence on August 15 morning under the patronage […]

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix by: Chandana Perera) The Secretary General of the Colombo Plan Ms. Dato Patricia Yoon-Moi Chia paid a courtesy call on President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the Temple Trees this morning on 10 August. During the brief meeting with the President, Ms Dato Chia explained the current role of the […]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa has stripped Mervyn Silva from his deputy minister post and the Sri Lanka Freedom Party has cancelled his party membership, President’s media told a short while ago. […]

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix By : Chandana Perera) President Mahinda Rajapaksa and the Opposition leader Ranil Wickramasinghe have met once again at the President’s House this morning on 10 August. The President and the Opposition leader met each other previously and agreed to continue with the talks on proposed constitutional amendments and […]

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma The Government of Sri Lanka handed over a stock of 18 metric tons of dry rations and medicine as emergency relief goods to the Government of Pakistan at Chaklala Air Base, Islamabad on 8th August. A fully equipped medical team was also deployed to help the victims. On behalf […]

DM Online – By Jamila Najmuddin – (Pix: Getty images) DNA Leader General Sarath Fonseka has rejected an offer to join the UNP after an invitation was extended to him by UNP Deputy Leader Karu Jayasuriya last week, DNA MP Vijitha Herath told Daily Mirror online. Herath said that the General who was not even […]

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix by: Chandana Perera) “The public has placed utmost trust and confidence on ‘Mahinda Chinthanaya- Idiri Dekma’ and re-elected me as the President of this country with a huge majority and given almost 2/3 power in the parliament at the last General election. Therefore the UPFA parliamentarians should be […]

The travel time between Kandy and Colombo will be reduced to 50 minutes as a result of the elevated expressway linking the two cities spanning 98.9 km. It will be open to the public within four years. A vehicle travelling along the highly congested Kandy – Colombo road takes over three hours to complete the […]

Daily News – Sarath MALALASEKERA – (Pix by Derana TV) A Senior Police officer directing investigations into the arrest of Sakvithi Ranasinghe had deployed four special police teams to conduct investigations in Sri Lanka. Ranasinghe will be detained for several days with the CID until the completion of the investigations by four police teams, the […]

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix by: Chandana Perera) A workshop titled Ape Gamana (Our March) of the Sri Lankan Government was kicked-off at Rivarina Hotel Conference Hall at Beruwala, this morning on 7th August. Ape Gamana workshop, is the first of a chain of educational seminars which was organized by the Presidential Secretariat, […]

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix by: Chandana Perera) Members of G-15 High Level Task Force (HLTF) paid a courtesy call on President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple trees on 6 August. HLTF members visited Sri Lanka for a fact finding mission after President Rajapaksa proposed to concentrate on an action to strengthen development cooperation […]