Mervyn stripped of Deputy Minister post, SLFP membership cancelled
August 10, 2010 - 9:38 pm
Ranil meets President Rajapaksa
August 10, 2010 - 4:56 pm
Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix By : Chandana Perera) President Mahinda Rajapaksa and the Opposition leader Ranil Wickramasinghe have met once again at the President’s House this morning on 10 August. The President and the Opposition leader met each other previously and agreed to continue with the talks on proposed constitutional amendments and […]
Sri Lanka hands over flood relief to Pakistan
August 10, 2010 - 4:26 pm
Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma The Government of Sri Lanka handed over a stock of 18 metric tons of dry rations and medicine as emergency relief goods to the Government of Pakistan at Chaklala Air Base, Islamabad on 8th August. A fully equipped medical team was also deployed to help the victims. On behalf […]
Fonseka rejects UNP
August 10, 2010 - 7:19 am
DM Online – By Jamila Najmuddin – (Pix: Getty images) DNA Leader General Sarath Fonseka has rejected an offer to join the UNP after an invitation was extended to him by UNP Deputy Leader Karu Jayasuriya last week, DNA MP Vijitha Herath told Daily Mirror online. Herath said that the General who was not even […]
Government MPs should be committed to fulfill public aspirations, says President Rajapaksa
August 9, 2010 - 10:26 pm
Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix by: Chandana Perera) “The public has placed utmost trust and confidence on ‘Mahinda Chinthanaya- Idiri Dekma’ and re-elected me as the President of this country with a huge majority and given almost 2/3 power in the parliament at the last General election. Therefore the UPFA parliamentarians should be […]
Kandy – Colombo Expressway: Travel at 100 kmph; ADB gives US$ 500 m for first phase:
August 9, 2010 - 7:25 am
The travel time between Kandy and Colombo will be reduced to 50 minutes as a result of the elevated expressway linking the two cities spanning 98.9 km. It will be open to the public within four years. A vehicle travelling along the highly congested Kandy – Colombo road takes over three hours to complete the […]
Sakvithi gave tuition in India
August 9, 2010 - 6:51 am
Daily News – Sarath MALALASEKERA – (Pix by Derana TV) A Senior Police officer directing investigations into the arrest of Sakvithi Ranasinghe had deployed four special police teams to conduct investigations in Sri Lanka. Ranasinghe will be detained for several days with the CID until the completion of the investigations by four police teams, the […]
Government’s “Ape Gamana- Our March” kicks off at Rivarina Hotel.
August 8, 2010 - 8:43 pm
Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix by: Chandana Perera) A workshop titled Ape Gamana (Our March) of the Sri Lankan Government was kicked-off at Rivarina Hotel Conference Hall at Beruwala, this morning on 7th August. Ape Gamana workshop, is the first of a chain of educational seminars which was organized by the Presidential Secretariat, […]
G-15 HLTF members call on President Rajapaksa
August 8, 2010 - 8:15 pm
Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix by: Chandana Perera) Members of G-15 High Level Task Force (HLTF) paid a courtesy call on President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple trees on 6 August. HLTF members visited Sri Lanka for a fact finding mission after President Rajapaksa proposed to concentrate on an action to strengthen development cooperation […]
Defence Services Rugby team bags President Rajapaksa trophy
August 8, 2010 - 7:28 am
Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix by: Nalin Hewapathirana) Defence Services (DS) rugby team beat the Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union (SLRFU)- President’s XV at the second annual encounter of the Presidential Cup Rugby match at the Army Headquarters grounds on 5th August. President Mahinda Rajapaksa participated the occasion as the Chief Guest. The […]
Sakvithi arrested
August 6, 2010 - 2:25 pm
DM Online – By Indika Sri Aravinda The most wanted fraudster Sakvithi Ranasinghe and his wife have been arrested and are now in police custody in Sri Lanka. Intelligence sources told Daily Mirror online that Sakvithi had altered his appearance at the time he was arrested. Sri Lanka had earlier sought Interpol assistance help to […]
Sri Lanka tea export earnings to hit record high
August 6, 2010 - 6:12 am
COLOMBO (AFP) – Sri Lanka is expected to earn a record 1.4 billion dollars from its tea exports this year thanks to a bumper crop, an official said Thursday. Tea, Sri Lanka’s biggest cash crop, earned 71.3 billion rupees (635 million dollars) in the first six months of 2010 compared with 58.2 billion rupees in […]
Only one law should prevail – Namal
August 6, 2010 - 6:06 am
UPFA MP Namal Rajapaksa told Parliament Wednesday that only one law should prevail in the country. “There should not be any permission to practise the law of the jungle in this country. The one and only law that should prevail in all corners of this nation, must be the laws passed by this August assembly,” […]
Two opposition MPs join the Government
August 5, 2010 - 5:31 pm
Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix by: Chandana Perera) Two opposition parliamentarians Prabha Ganesan and P. Digambaram have crossed over from the opposition and joined the Government this morning (5th August) at Temple Trees . Prabha Ganesan of Democratic People’s Front and P.Digambaram of the National Union of Workers Front contested the last General […]
Star’s vehicle attacked
August 5, 2010 - 7:21 am
DM Online – By Sherwani Synon A police complaint has been lodged by Singer/Actor Dushyanth Weeraman after the celebrity’s vehicle was attacked along Bauddhaloka Mawatha this evening. When Daily Mirror online spoke to the singer, he stated that the incident occurred while he was driving down Bauddhaloka Mawatha and was refused the right of way […]