Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix by: Nalin Hewapathirana) Veteran Film Star Joe Abeywickrama (Gammana Patabendige don John Abeywickrama- 78) paid a visit to President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees on 06 May. The reason of this visit and the discussion he had with the President is not known yet. […]

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix by: Chandana Perera) President Mahinda Rajapaksa declared open the Sambuddhathwa Jayanthi Mandiraya building at the Manelwathu Maha Vihara premises at Bollegala in Kelaniya to mark the 2600 Sambuddhathwa Jayanthi Anniversary on 07 May. […]

Sri Lanka’s flageship telecommunications operator with the largest subscriber base – Dialog Axiata PLC – on Saturday created regional history when it became the first South Asian corporate to roll out the 4th Generation Long Term Evolution (LTE) pilot network. […]

Sri Lanka was having talks with Iran on funds for the expansion of the Sapugaskanda oil refinery, an official from the Ministry of Petroleum Resources said. “The Iranian government has pledged to finance 70 per cent of the total cost expanding the refinery and the balance will be taken care of by the government of […]

Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel, the National Mobile Telecom Service Provider, announced yesterday that it has carried out a successful trial of LTE (Long Term Evolution) Technology achieving speeds of up to 96 Mbps. […]

The United Nations’ human rights chief, Navi Pillay, has called on the American government for a full disclosure of the facts about the killing of Osama Bin Laden in a covert US operation. […]

Secretary of Nawa Sihala Urumaya Sarath Manamendra was taken in to police custody following an arrest warrant a short while ago. […]

A meeting took place between UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon and Sri Lanka’s permanent representative to the UN Dr. Palitha Kohona. During the daily press briefing at the UN Headquarters, UN Secretary General’s spokesperson Martin Neserky said the Secretary General had reiterated two points during this meeting. […]

Former commander of the Sri Lanka army, Sarath Fonseka say that he is prepared to face allegations levelled against the military on the report compiled by United Nations (UN) Secretary General’s panel of experts. Speaking to journalists from prison custody, former general said that he is willing to take responsibility for the actions of the […]

Tamils are planning a large demonstration in Toronto on Friday to support a United Nations panel’s call for a probe of alleged war crimes committed near the end of Sri Lanka’s conflict with the separatist Tamil Tigers two years ago. […]

US Assistant Secretary of State Robert O’Blake yesterday declared that Velupillai Prabhakaran and Osama bin Laden were two of the most ruthless terrorist leaders the world has ever known. ‘Prabhakaran’s LTTE was one of the most ruthless terrorist organizations in the world. […]

UNP Colombo District MP Ravi Karunanayake was appointed as the national organiser of the party at a working committee meeting held at ‘Sirikotha,’ the party head quarters, yesterday. […]

The police said that several buses belonging to a private bus owner in the Dideniya area in Mawarala, Matara have been damaged during an incident of shooting carried out by an unidentified group. […]

Former minister Milinda Moragoda has been appointed as Senior Advisor to President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Presidential Secretariat confirmed today. […]