AFP – By Amal Jayasinghe COLOMBO (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s ex-army chief on Thursday vowed to “expose” any war crimes committed at the end of the country’s civil war, raising pressure on the government, which has resisted calls for a probe. The United Nations estimated that 7,000 civilians perished in fighting in the early months […]
PROVIDENCE, Guyana (AP)—Mahela Jayawardene cracked a brilliant 100 off 63 balls Monday and Sri Lanka just beat the rain to defeat Zimbabwe by 14 runs on the Duckworth/Lewis system at the World Twenty20 tournament. The 32-year-old Jayawardene slammed 10 fours and four sixes to dominate Sri Lanka’s innings of 173-7 off 20 overs. […]
Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma Pix by: Nalin Hewapathirana Prime Minister of Bangladesh Mrs.Shikh Hasina called on President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the Sri Lanka House on the sidelines of the 16th SAARC Summit in Thimpu, the capital city of Bhutan. During the meeting both leaders discussed wide range of bilateral issues specially expanding and […]
Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma – (Pix by: Sudath Silva) President Mahinda Rajapaksa who is currently attending the SAARC heads of state conference is conducting bilateral meetings with South Asian leaders on the sidelines of the 16th SAARC Summit in Thimpu, the capital city of Bhutan. Among the SAARC leaders President of Maldives Mohomed […]
Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma – (Pix by: Sudath Silva) President Mahinda Rajapaksa today met with His Majesty Jigm Kheser Namgyel Wangchuk, the King of Bhutan at the Sri Lanka House in SAARC Village on 29th April. The official meeting between the King and the SAARC state leaders are scheduled to take place at […]
Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma – (Pix by: Sudath Silva) US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert O Blake visited the Sri Lankan House in the SAARC village in Thimpu, Bhutan to meet President Mahinda Rajapaksa ahead of the SAARC Summit. Former US Ambassador for Colombo Mr Blake is […]
Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma – (Pix by: Sudath Silva) “The defeat of separatism and terrorism since then has given us now the opportunity to engage in open discussions and reach consensus, without the fear of guns. With the strong mandate expressed at both the recent Presidential and Parliamentary elections, I am now ready […]
Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma – (Pix by: Sudath Silva) The 16th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit commenced in a grand style in Thimpu, the Capital city of Bhutan this morning on 28th April and it was graced by the eight leaders of the SAARC counties. At the beginning of the […]
Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma – (Pix by: Sudath Silva) President Mahinda Rajapaksa who is currently in Bhutan to attend 16th SAARC Summit has held bilateral talks with Bhutan Prime Minister Mr.Jigmi Y.Thinley at the Sri Lanka House in the SAARC Village. The Prime Minister conveyed on behalf of His Majesty the King and […]
Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma – Pix by: Sudath Silva President Mahinda Rajapaksa arrived at the Paro International Airport in Bhutan this morning on 26th April to attend the 16th SAARC Summit which will be held in Thimpu on 28 and 29th of this month. He was warmly received by the Prime Minister of […]
In the wake of last Friday’s swearing in of Cabinet Ministers and Deputy Ministers, President Mahinda Rajapaksa is expected to appoint five more ministers to his cabinet, sources confirmed to Asian Tribune. It is learnt that the president had been discussing matters with his advisors on the appointment of five more cabinet ministers. […]
Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix By: Chandana Perera & Nalin Hewapathirana) Namal Rajapaksa, elder son of President Mahinda Rajapaksa was sworn in as a MP at the inaugural session on the 7th Parliament, on 22nd April at 8.45 am. Namal contested the last general election which was held on 8th April under the […]
Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix by: President Media Unit) The newly appointed thirty seven (37) Cabinet Ministers and thirty nine (39) Deputy Ministers took oaths before President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Presidential Secretariat this afternoon on 23rd April. The President has decided to limit the Cabinet to under 40 members as he pledged to […]