The US$ 700 million Chinese-backed 500 acre project to create a new city on reclaimed land from the sea overlooking the Galle Face Green, exclusively revealed in The Sunday Times last week, has been suspended. […]

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix by: Nalin Hewapathirana) The golden jubilee celebrations of the establishment of People’s Bank were held under the patronage of President Mahinda Rajapaksa today on 01 July 2011 at Temple Trees. […]

A body of a police man who had been a member of the Ministerial Security Division (MSD) was found this morning in Cotta road – Borella, Borella police said. […]

Opposition Leader Ranil Wickramasinghe is scheduled to meet UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon tomorrow (July 02) in New York, Opposition Leader’s Office told Ada Derana. Wickramasinghe will meet the UN chief during the former’s ongoing visit to the US. […]

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix by: Sudath Silva) The only child of Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Mrs Ioma Rajapaksa, Daminda Manoj Rajapaksa entered in to married life today on 30 June. Daminda Rajapaksa’s wedding took place at the Hilton Hotel, Colombo amidst a bevy of high profile guests, including his uncle President […]

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma The Sri Lankan Army continues their welfare and social work in every corner of Jaffna peninsula and the latest event was launched at Mathagal, a beautiful village situated 16 km away from Jaffna town, in the north of Sri Lanka. […]

The United States urged Sri Lanka to move quickly to address allegations of war crimes, warning of rising pressure for international action if it does not. […]

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix by: Sudath Silva) Appeal Court Judge S. Sri Skandaraja took oaths before President Mahinda Rajapaksa as the new Chairman of the Court of Appellate, Court of Sri Lanka at the Temple Trees on Tuesday 28 June. […]

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix by: Chandana Perera) President Mahinda Rajapaksa inspected the Sri Lanka’s National Performance Arts Theatre constructed in the old Colombo Municipal Council grounds at Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha in Colombo with financial assistance from China on 27 June. This five storied theatre which is the largest in Sri Lanka and […]

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma The Indian government felicitated legendary Sri Lankan musician and Magsaysay award winner Pandit Dr W.D. Amaradeva once again for his contribution to strengthening India-Sri Lanka ties through his music. The 85-year-old doyen of Sinhalese classical music was honoured for his outstanding and unique contribution to enriching the relationship between […]

I will support a political solution decided by the Parliament, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said a short while ago while addressing Media heads at Temple Trees. […]

  The U.S.Report for 2011 on Trafficking in Persons (TIP) released yesterday by the Secretary of State Hilary Clinton says that Sri Lanka is making significant efforts for elimination of human trafficking.  It has noted that the Sri Lankan government convicted three traffickers, in the first case under its anti-trafficking legislation, and rejuvenated its inter-agency […]

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix by: Sudath Silva) The 50th Anniversary Conference of the Asian African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO) kicked off at the Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel in Colombo today on 27 June. This is the fourth time that the AALCO annual session is held in Colombo and Sri Lanka is privileged to […]

From right to left: Athif, Shafaz, Athik and Shaheem. PHOTO/ POLICE Maldivian Police have busted a major drug smuggling network involving Sri Lanka and the Maldives, Maldivian media reports. “From our investigations we found out that the drugs were airfreighted via an agent in Sri Lanka,” Police said. Police have identified the suspected drug lord […]

Retired Inspector General of Police Dr. Mahinda Balasuriya has been nominated as the Sri Lankan ambassador to Brazil. The name of Dr. Balasuriya has been submitted for the approval of the Parliamentary Committee on High Posts by the Foreign Affairs Ministry. […]

The private bus strike planned by Lanka Private Bus Owners’ Association (LPBOA) from today was called off yesterday. LPBOA president Gemunu Wijeratne told the media that the proposed strike by his organization demanding a fare hike had been cancelled. However, Wijeratne said that his organization would go before courts in the future to sort out […]