Wednesday, 1st October 2014. The Sri Lankan Government has dismissed as ‘baseless’ the findings of an investigation by the Australian media into the alleged mistreatment of failed asylum seekers sent back to ...
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Food facilities must renew their US FDA Registrations by December 31, 2014
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Washington DC wishes to bring to the attention of all Sri Lankan Exporters of food and beverage products to USA that their USFDA registration should be renewed before December 31, 2014. The US ...
Sri Lanka seeks to trademark cinnamon spice success
Agence France Presse. (Hikkaduwa, September 28.) Ten years after the Asian tsunami devastated Sarath Kumara's cinnamon plantation in Sri Lanka, forcing him to start over with nothing, the farmer faces a new thre ...
THE GOLDEN VALLEY OF CEYLON TEA
Saturday, 27th September 2014 Lakshman I.Keerthisinghe LLB, LLM.MPhil, Attorney-at-Law Not often is it that men have heart when their one great industry is withered, to rear up in a few years another as rich to take ...
President congratulates new Afghan Leader
Saturday, 27th September 2014 President Mahinda Rajapaksa extended warm congratulations to Dr. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, on his election as the President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, and wished him a successful ...
Govt. launches $ 212 m program to reduce disaster impact
Weekend FT. Saturday 27th September 2014. By Shabiya Ali Ahlam Sri Lanka yesterday took a progressive step towards reducing the socio-economic impact of disasters by launching a $ 212 million Climate Resilience Progr ...
Govt. proposes Rs. 1.81 trillion expenses for 2015; Defence and Urban Ministry tops
Weekend FT Saturday 27th September 2014 By Ashwin Hemmathagama Seeking Parliamentary approval to allocate Rs. 1.812 trillion to support the state expenses for 2015, the Government yesterday tabled the Appropriation Bill ...