Bilateral talks between India and Sri Lanka led by the respective Foreign Ministers on 18th January in New Delhi ...
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Foreign Minister Samaraweera meets Indian counterpart
Hon. Sushma Swaraj, Minister of External Affairs of India, warmly welcomes Hon. Mangala Samaraweera, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka on 18th January 2015 at Nehru Bhawan in New Delhi ...
Corruption: Lessons from Sri Lanka
Tuesday, 13th January 2015 Posted by: Charles Onunaiju Opening the electoral season for the 2015, Sri Lankans who went to the polls on January 8 to elect their president pulled a stunning election upset and dumped the ...
Colombo collective
Tuesday, 13th January 2015 Written by S Y Quraishi Written by S Y Quraishi Written by S Y Quraishi Sri Lanka just concluded its sixth presidential election, which was as dramatic as it was landmark. The elections ...
Revival of democracy
Sunday, 11th January 2015 Jayadeva Uyangoda Other than among the diehard supporters of the outgoing Sri Lankan President, Mahinda Rajapaksa, there was no doubt about the victory of Maithripala Sirisena, the common Oppo ...
Li Keqiang Sends Congratulatory Message to Ranil Wickremesinghe on His Assumption of Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
Sunday, 11th January 2015 On January 11, 2015, Premier Li Keqiang sent a congratulatory message to Ranil Wickremesinghe on his assumption of Prime Minister of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. Li Keqiang s ...
Sri Lanka processes the release of Indian fishermen
As a gesture of goodwill and with the advent of the Thai Pongal festival, the new Government of President Maithripala Sirisena is processing the release on humanitarian grounds the remaining fifteen(15) Indian fishermen from Puducherry who are detained in Sri Lanka for poaching. There are also eighty seven(87) boats of Indian fishermen which have been detained in instances over a period of time, and are presently in Sri Lankan judicial custody. Their release would be favourably considered upon claims being registered by the respective owners in the relevant Courts, in keeping with the legally stipulated practice.
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