Tuesday 25th November 2014 President Mahinda Rajapaksa is due to leave for Kathmandu, Nepal today to attend the 18th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit scheduled for November 26 and 27. The ...
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Mihin Lanka Now Flies to Another SAARC Destination – Lahore
Saturday, 22nd November 2014 Mihin Lanka, Sri Lanka’s national low-cost carrier recently expanded its operations, with an inaugural flight from Colombo, Sri Lanka to Lahore, Pakistan. Mihin Lanka’s senior manageme ...
Colombo reaches out
Friday, 21st November 2014 The release of Indian fishermen by Sri Lanka is a moment for both countries to build on Colombo’s decision to free five Indian fishermen sentenced to death in a smuggling case is a good gestur ...
Rajapaksa pardon will improve ties
Friday, 21st November 2014 This may be a good moment for India and Sri Lanka to clinch negotiations on the question of fishing rights for Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu in the Palk Straits Sri Lanka President Mahinda ...
Colombo reaches out
Friday, 21st November 2014 President Rajapaksa’s grand goodwill gesture Securing the release of the five Indian fishermen, who were sentenced by a Sri Lankan court to death on charges of drug-smuggling, marks a huge dip ...
Diplomacy wins the day
Friday, 21st November 2014 The telephone conversation between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Mahinda Rajapaksa capped days of back channel persuasion by a number of emissaries. The unconditional release by S ...
Sri Lanka Embassy seeks information on expatriates in Iraq
It has been reported that there are around 2000-3000 Sri Lankans expatriates living in various parts of Iraq, mainly in Kurdistan Region in the Northern part of Iraq. The Embassy learns that the number is increasing as t ...
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