Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma – (Pix by: Chandana Perera) President Mahinda Rajapaksa paid homage to Sri Dalada Maligawa, the most sacred Temple of the Tooth during his visit to Kandy this morning on 19th March. Venerable Maha Sangha invoked blessings on President Rajapaksa after he engaged in religious observances at the Sri Dalada […]

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma – (Pix By : Sudath Silva) President Mahinda Rajapaksa declared open the new Mannar Bridge and the causeway connecting the Mannar Island with the mainland, constructed by the Road Development Authority, under the supervision of the Highways & Road development Ministry. […]

COLOMBO (AFP) – The court martial of Sri Lanka’s former army chief was adjourned on Wednesday after judges said they could not hear both of the separate sets of charges against him, officials said. Sarath Fonseka, who led the military to victory over the Tamil Tiger rebels last year, fell out with President Mahinda Rajapakse […]

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma – (Pix by: Sudath Silva) A Korean trade delegation representing Silver Bird International (Pvt) Ltd has pledged their support to President Mahinda Rajapaksa to bring solid investments to rebuild Sri Lanka. The Chairman of the Silver Bird International (Pvt) Ltd and the Honorary Consul of the Democratic Socialist Republic […]

TC – By Upul Joseph Fernando Even today, the names of Pottu Amman and two others linked with him have been posted under red notice in the ‘wanted list’ of Interpol website. If Pottu Amman is dead, there is no reason for his name being published in the ‘wanted list’ in the Interpol website. His […]

COLOMBO (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s ex-army chief and opposition leader faced a court martial Tuesday that could see him jailed for up to five years if convicted on charges supporters say are politically motivated. A three-member panel of two-star generals has been named to try Sarath Fonseka, who is charged with engaging in politics while […]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa will ceremonially unveil the pinnacle of the newly constructed cetiya at Sri Anandaramaya in Maha Heenatiyangala village in Kalutara South today. The statue made out of rock, five feet in height and in Abaya and Kataka mudra is surrounded by four stone pillars representing four noble truths of worldly life leading to […]

TC – By Prof Rajiva Wijesinha One of the more frequent critiques of the government with regard to what is characterized as Human Rights relates to the 17th Amendment to the Constitution. It is claimed that the failure to fully implement that Amendment makes clear the authoritarian inclinations of the current government. Not entirely surprisingly, […]

COLOMBO (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s main Tamil party on Saturday vowed to launch a Gandhi-style civil disobedience campaign to press a long-standing demand for regional autonomy for their ethnic minority. The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) in its manifesto for April parliamentary elections renewed its demand for extensive regional autonomy — after Tamil Tiger rebels who […]

BBC – By Charles Haviland – (Photo – AFP) The Sri Lankan armed forces have announced that the former presidential candidate and former military chief, General Sarath Fonseka, will be put on military trial next week. He’s to face seven charges under two broad areas and the military says the trial process is likely to […]

Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama with Sir Peter Ricketts, the Permanent Under Secretary of the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama indicated that Sri Lanka encourages the international community, including the UK, to channel development assistance through the Sri Lanka Government at this decisive phase in the country’s development process following the end […]

Dr. Mervin Silva Deputy Minister of Labour vowed he would resign from Parliament if a single member of the Democratic National Alliance (DNA) led by Sarath Fonseka wins a seat at the forth coming General Election in April. He made the above statement speaking to Lankapuvath today. […]

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma – (Pix by:Nalin Hewapathirana) The National celebration of the International Women’s Day was held at Siribopura Singapore Community Hall in Hambantota under the patronage of the President Mahinda Rajapaksa and the First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa on 8th March. The International Women’s Day falls on today. Women’s contribution to the […]

Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao who met President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Janadhipathi Mandiraya yesterday congratulated the President for his resounding victory at the recent Presidential Election. She observed that so much had taken place for the better in Sri Lanka since she was last here as High Commissioner. She said the President’s victory gave much […]