Sajith agrees to be deputy leader of party The months long tussle in the UNP for leadership ended yesterday with Mr. Ranil Wickremesinghe retaining his position as the party leader, and Mr. Sajith Premadasa, who aspired to be the leader, finally agreeing to be deputy leader. Mr. Premadasa will also act as the deputy to […]

External Affairs Minister Prof G L Peiris said yesterday in Parliament that the air strikes on the Libyan people cannot be accepted as the strikes have increased together their suffering. He was responding to an adjournment motion moved by UPFA National list MP A H M Azwer. […]

The Colombo District Court today (March 23) ordered the state run Lake House to pay a sum of Rs. 500 million to MP Wijeyadasa Rajapaksha following a defamation case against the Silumina Sinhala Weekend paper. […]

Former Sri Lankan batsman and Chief Selector Aravinda de Silva lashed out at the team’s inconsistent batting, particularly the middle-order failure, saying that the co-hosts need to perform several notches up if they want to beat England in the quarterfinal on Saturday. […]

The people do not want to see those who betrayed the country in power. “The resounding mandate given by the People to the Government at all elections since 2005 shows that they do not want to see treacherous elements in power,” said President Mahinda Rajapaksa. […]

Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix by: Himal Kusumsiri) The Sri Lanka High Commission in London has revealed that the University of Hertfordshire in the UK has decided to link up with a Sri Lankan University soon, a press release said. A meeting was held at the Sri Lanka High Commission recently to discuss […]

A center for radiation monitoring was established at the Peradeniya University premises yesterday. The center has been set up to test radiation levels in the atmosphere, in order to determine if the explosions at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan, has had an impact on Sri Lanka. […]

As the people of Japan live through the triple nightmare of earthquake, tsunami and the threat of nuclear disaster, those affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami feel deep sympathy. The second-worst hit country at that time was Sri Lanka, where 40,000 people were killed. […]

The Sri Lankan embassy in Libyan capital, Tripoli has been temporarily closed due to the present insecure situation in the country. The External Affairs Ministry states that Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Libya, Sudantha Ganegamaarachchi has also been recalled. […]

Sri Lanka yesterday donated three million packets of tea worth US$ 60,000 to the tsunami hit people of Japan. Thousands of people died and over 200,000 became displaced in the Tohoku – Pacific earthquake which triggered a devastating tsunami in several parts of Japan. […]

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) says that they strongly condemn the attack on Libya by America and its western allied nations. Western countries that are the face of democracy are following a dual policy, the party points out in a statement. […]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday inaugurated the two day International Buddhist Conference on the theme Cultural interface between India and Sri Lanka based on Buddhist history, Art, Literature and Philosophy at the Sri Lanka International Buddhist Academy, Pallekelle, Kandy. […]

The police has launched an investigation into a clash between two candidates of the United People’s Freedom Alliance who contested at the local government election from Kelaniya. […]