Tuesday, 08th July 2014 Australia thanks Lankan Navy Will not yield to advocacy groups A group of 41 Sri Lankans who attempted to arrive illegally by boat to Australia were turned over to the Sri Lankan authorities b ...
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In the vicinity of Temple Trees:
'Live and let live' Sunday, 06th July 2014 By Husna Inayathullah Peace is an occurrence of harmony characterised by lack of violence, conflict behaviour and the freedom from fear of violence. Commonly understood as th ...
Have LTTE human smugglers shifted operations to southern India?
Sunday, 06th July 2014 by Manjula Fernando Ten days ago LTTE human smugglers succeeded in shipping nearly 200 would-be asylum seekers as close as Christmas Island in Australia after a lapse of six whole months. The ...
China President eager on Sri Lanka visit and trade ties
Sunday, 06th July 2014 By Maneshka Borham China’s President Xi Jinping will visit Sri Lanka soon, the Ministry of External Affairs confirmed yesterday. Speaking to The Nation, Director General of the Public Comm ...
Over 4,200 Lankans on UNHCR list in Malaysia
Sunday, 06th July 2014 There are 4,280 Sri Lankan refugees and asylum-seekers registered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Malaysia. They comprise about 3% of the 145,025 foreigners who ...
‘What Evidence?!’
Sunday, 06th July 2014 Monitoring MP for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sajin de Vass Gunawardena in a comprehensive interview with The Sunday Leader reiterates that the government will ‘not permit countrie ...
UN probe: SL did right by non-participation
Monday, 07th July 2014 By Disna Mudalige The Sri Lankan government’s decision not to be a part of the international investigation by a team appointed by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights is praisew ...