Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara told Tillakaratne Dilshan to stay angry despite the opener losing out to Australian fast bowler Shaun Tait in an ugly World Cup war of words. Dilshan and Tait were locked in a furious exchange when the Sri Lankan star edged through the slips for a boundary at the start of […]
Prime Minister D M Jayaratne said that he could not accept the claim that women in Sri Lanka suffer discrimination and firmly believed that there is a reasonable environment for women to realize their aspirations. He was addressing the International Women’s Day National Ceremony at the BMICH yesterday. It was held under the theme “her […]
Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix by: Chandana Perera) Veteran photographer Mr. Gunasiri Silva whose photographs turned up in news papers, magazines and even national media outlets for many decades has passed away in the early hours on Monday 07 March after a brief illness at the age of 76. Mr. Gunasiri Silva began […]
Government sponsored or other events being held in the light of the International Women’s Day which falls today should not be used for election propaganda purposes for the upcoming Local Government elections by candidates, Elections Commissioner Dayananda Dissanayake said. […]
Brazil acknowledged the significant post-conflict progress made by Sri Lanka on many fronts and admired President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s success in combining economic progress with equity and human and social development. This was stated by Brazil’s External Relations Minister Antonio Patriota when he paid a courtesy call on President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Janadhipathi Mandiraya yesterday […]
Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix by: Nalin Hewapathirana) International Women’s Day (IWD) falls tomorrow (08 March) and Sri Lanka celebrated this special day which is dedicated for women around the globe today on 07 March, the day before the official day at Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium. International Women’s Day was marked for the first […]
A compulsory bus fare revision has to take place from June 01 this year according to the national policy on bus fares, says the All Island Private Bus Company Federation. However, if diesel prices increase during that period bus fares should be increased before June 01, the Chairman of the Federation Stanley Fernando insisted. […]
Sri Lankan Ambassador to China Karunatilaka Amunugama (Photo: China.org.cn) Sri Lanka was one of the first countries to recognize the newly-founded People’s Republic of China, and establish an embassy in Beijing, affirmed the Sri Lankan Ambassador to China, Karunatilaka Amunugama. He stated that the two countries had very strong political ties at that time. “When […]
CHENNAI, India (AFP) – England’s star batsman Kevin Pietersen will miss the rest of the World Cup, with a team spokesman announcing Monday he would be returning home to undergo a hernia operation. “Kevin Pietersen will return to the United Kingdom in the next 24 hours because of a hernia injury,” said the spokesman. […]
Mahinda Abeysundera, in the midst of a controversy for his television feature ‘Vimasuma’ for which he himself had written the script, had expressed regret for the whole episode. He said he had apologised to everyone who had faced embarrassment as a result of his programme. […]
Jayantha Katagoda will fill the parliament seat left vacant by the imprisonment of the leader of the Democratic National Alliance (DNA) Sarath Fonseka, DNA MP Tiran Alles said. Speaking to News Now.lk the DNA MP said that Katagoda’s name had been gazette by the Elections Commissioner Dayananda Dissanayake and the DNA has decided to give […]
Match Abandoned 32.5 overs Sri Lanka 146 for 3 (Sangakkara 73*, Samaraweera 34*) v Australia Torrential downpour forced the game to be abandoned after Kumar Sangakkara pushed Sri Lanka to 146 for 3 in 32.5 overs. It was a typical tough scramble of a contest that is expected on a turning track in Sri Lanka. […]
The government needs to explain what action it will take, if the international community rejects the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC), says Lakshman Kiriella, UNP MP. At a media briefing held yesterday the United National Party commented on the powers vested in the LLRC. […]