Daily Archives: September 1, 2014

Reconciliation will enhance national security

Sunday, 31st August 2014 By Gotabaya Rajapaksa Continued from last week Another prominent LTTE-linked group emerged out of the British Tamils Association (BTA), which was active since 2001 in supporting the terrorism ...

Lanka, an international hub of education:

Local universities to admit 50,000 foreign students by 2020 Sunday, 31st August 2014 By Uditha Kumarasinghe The Higher Education Ministry hopes to admit 50,000 foreign students to local universities by 2020 under the ...

Japanese Prime Minister Abe to visit Sri Lanka

The Prime Minister of Japan, His Excellency Shinzo Abe has planned to undertake an official visit to Sri Lanka from 7th to 8th September 2014, at the invitation of President Mahinda Rajapaksa. It may be recalled that President Rajapaksa paid an official visit to Japan in March 2013 to mark the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Sri Lanka and Japan.

It is 24 years since the last visit of a Japanese Prime Minister to Sri Lanka. The Government of Sri Lanka is confident that this visit will enable both countries to further consolidate and expand the existing robust relations, particularly in trade and economic cooperation.  

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