Thursday, 17th July 2014 By Nina Glinski and Anusha Ondaatjie Sri Lanka is urging the U.S. to avoid letting human rights concerns dominate the relationship between the countries five years after the end of a civil war ...
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Farewell Luncheon for Ambassador Sarath Kongahage hosted by the Foreign Office
The German Federal Foreign Ministry hosted a luncheon at the fashionable “Bocca di Bacco”-restaurant in the centre of Berlin to bid farewell for Ambassador Sarath Kongahage on the conclusion of his tour of duty as Sri La ...
Ambassador Prasad Kariyawasam Presents Credentials to U.S. President Barack Obama
Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the United States, Prasad Kariyawasam, presented his credentials to the President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, at the Oval Office of the White House on Monday 14 July 2 ...
Statement by Sri Lanka on the Situation in Gaza
The Government of Sri Lanka is deeply concerned at the recent escalating violence in Gaza, resulting in tragic loss of civilian lives and extensive damage to property. Cross border provocations on locations in parts of I ...
Sri Lanka’s Brandix’s investment in its Vizag factory in India to reach $1-billion in three to five years
Sunday, July 13th 2014 BY S VENKAT NARAYAN Our Special Correspondent NEW DELHI, July 10: Sri Lanka’s leading apparel company Brandix is planning to expand its production facilities in the Brandix India Apparel City in ...
India-Sri Lanka bonhomie is back!
Sunday, July 13th 2014 by S Venkat Narayan, Our Special Correspondent NEW DELHI, July 12 The bonhomie that has existed between India and Sri Lanka for over 2,500 years appears to have staged a quiet comeback, if the mo ...
Mannar racing to become a tourist destination
Sunday, 13th July 2014 By P. Krishnaswamy The Mannar district is now a hive of activities with the significant aspects of all targeted development goals already achieved, including the rehabilitation/reconstruction of ...