Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma The Government of India has promised to donate 55 buses to schools, social and other educational institutes and non government organizations to boost the educational facilities and also uplift the transport facilities in the rural areas of Sri Lanka. As a part of this new scheme two buses were […]

Water supply to several areas in Colombo has been temporarily disrupted after the main water line near the Diyawanna Oya was ruptured due to a vehicle collision. The Defender vehicle involved in the accident is rumored to belong to a high ranking government Minister. The vehicle is reported to have skidded off the road and […]

NEW DELHI: Tata Communications (TCL) is set to acquire Sri Lanka’s second-largest land-based telephone company Suntel. TCL (formerly VSNL), which was acquired by the Tatas following the government’s divestment in 2002, has received the approval of the government, which still owns 26% stake in the company, for the proposed acquisition. The Indian firm had submitted […]

Courtesy: Sunday Times – Pix: Getty Images * Fonseka sleeps on ground and stands in queue for meals * Ranil faces new issues, including Ameratunga’s embarrassing trip to US It was close upon midnight Thursday when former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka was escorted into an isolated cell in Ward “S” at the high security Welikada […]

Daily News – By Charumini DE SILVA The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) became the best performing capital market in the world recording a growth of 111.14 percent, while the All Share Price Index (ASPI) of the CSE crossed 7,000 milestone creating history yesterday, Colombo Stock Exchange Business Development Manager, Thushara Jayaratne said. The CSE topped […]

October 01, 2010: “I think he was given a present for ending 30 years of terrorism. I cannot imagine with what kind of a frame of mind that this was done. We hope for at least some relief from the courts as we have faith in the judiciary. “My husband and myself always said that […]

The government has decided to officially gazette Sri Lanka’s local time as the standard time. According to reports this has been decided due to clocks in various parts of the country and time announced by various media depicting the time in different minutes. […]

MP Sarath Fonseka was transferred to the Welikada Prison last night after his 30 month rigorous imprisonment which was recommended by the second Court Martial was ratified by the President, Army Spokesman Ubaya Medawala told Ada Derana. […]

September 30, 2010: There are no special cells within the prison, said the Prisons Commissioner General Major General V. R. De Silva, speaking on the measures that will be taken with regard to Sarath Fonseka, as the President has approved the verdict of the court martial. “From this point on, he becomes a prisoner. After […]

Sri Lanka’s president has confirmed the 30-month jail term imposed on former army chief Sarath Fonseka following his conviction by a military court, an official said Thursday. President Mahinda Rajapakse approved the prison sentence for a period of two-and-a-half years after returning Wednesday from New York, where he addressed the U.N. general assembly, a senior […]

Over 100 houses in Anuradhapura were submerged by flood waters following incessant rain which lasted for nearly eight hours Tuesday. Residents said they had not experienced such heavy showers for the last 20 years. Areas worst affected included Hidogama, Pavakkulama, Maha Nelubewa, and 8th and 12th canal areas. Some of the houses were three to […]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa returned to the Island in the early morning at 4.00 am Wednesday Presidential sources said. President during his visit to attend the 65th Summit of the UN General Assembly also addressed the UN special summit on Millennium Development Goal (MDG). President also held special talks with UN Secretary General Ban ki Moon […]

Maldivian Vice-President Dr. Mohammed Waheed Hassan speaking at the 65th Session of the UN General Assembly has thanked Sri Lanka and President Mahinda Rajapaksa for his support during the Maldivian political crisis while calling on the International Community to assist Sri Lanka in rebuilding after the 25 year period of conflict. “I would like to […]

Rising labour costs in China present an opportunity for Sri Lanka to attract foreign companies seeking an alternative low-cost manufacturing base, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal published on September 22, 2010. President Rajapaksa, in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, told the newspaper that Sri Lanka […]

September 27, 2010: The postmortem into the incident where three persons died at the Katunayake level crossing was conducted today. Those killed when the train knocked the motorbike they were travelling on was a nine-month-old child, his mother and a relative. The motorbike had been travelling from the Averiwatta area in Katunayake towards the Katunayake […]

Express keen interest in investment opportunities in Sri Lanka While on his official visit to New York City for the United Nations General Assembly, President Mahinda Rajapaksa met with leading American business leaders at a luncheon to outline emerging opportunities for investment in Sri Lanka. Business executives from a variety of industries, including the aerospace […]