By P K Balachandran COLOMBO:In a startling revelation, the Sri Lankan Commissioner General of Rehabilitation Maj Gen Jagath Wijetilleke said that six to seven per cent of the 12,346 male and female cadre of the Libera ...
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In the Hills of Sri Lanka’s Tea Country
By ROBERT DRAPER MARCH 27, 2015 The man in the khaki vest slurped noisily from his cup, descended briefly into scowling meditation, spat the contents into a sink and then unleashed a torrent of approving descriptors, ...
FOREIGN MINISTER PAYS LAST RESPECTS TO FORMER SINGAPORE PRIME MINISTER, LEE KUAN YEW
Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera, arrived in Singapore today, and proceeded to the Parliament House, accompanied by Mr. Wishwanath Aponsu, Acting High Commissioner in Singapore to pay condolences on behalf of H.E. t ...
President Maithripala Sirisena Undertakes Successful State Visit to the People’s Republic of China
H.E. Maithripala Sirisena, President of Sri Lanka paid a State Visit to the People’s Republic of China from 25 to 27 March 2015 on the invitation of H.E. Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China. During the visit, President Sirisena also met with H.E. Li Keqiang, Premier, and H.E. Zhang Dejiang, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China. This was President Sirisena’s first visit to China as President undertaken within three months of his election.
State Visit of His Highness the Emir of the State of Qatar to Sri Lanka
His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar arrived in Sri Lanka on a State Visit today, 24th March 2015 at the invitation of President H.E. Maithripala Sirisena.
Sri Lanka participates in NATAS TRAVEL FAIR 2015 in Singapore
The Sri Lanka Embassy in Singapore, together with representatives from the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau participated in the National Association of Travel Agents Singapore (NATAS) Travel Fair 2015, held from ...
Sri Lanka wins “Best choice for Vacation” Award at the 4th Jinhua Travel New Model Awards Ceremony in Beijing
Sri Lanka was awarded the “Best choice for Vacation” along with another two destinations, Tahiti and Seychelles at the 4th Jinhua Travel New Model Awards Ceremony organized by The “Travel Weekly of Jinhua New ...