President Mahinda Rajapaksa with First Lady Shiranthi Wickremesinghe Rajapaksa inaugurated the Commonwealth People's Forum 2013 in Galle on Sunday. It was participated by distinguished guests including Commonwealth Secr ...
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Talent of Lanka’s youth very special – Katherine Ellis
Disna Mudalige and Nipuni Wimalapala in Hambantota The Commonwealth Youth Council to be installed for the first time at the end of the 9th Commonwealth Youth Forum (CYF9) will be a clear example of the Commonwealth co ...
Commonwealth needs restructuring – GL
The Commonwealth of Nations needs restructuring to suit the contemporary needs to make the organisation more dynamic and helpful to its member countries' citizens in a more practical way, External Affairs Minister Prof. ...
President inaugurates CYF9
President Mahinda Rajapaksa ceremoniously inaugurated the 9th Commonwealth Youth Forum (CYF9) at the International Conference Centre (ICC) in Hambantota yesterday. The CYF9 held under the theme 'Inclusive Development: S ...
Sri Lanka denies rejection of visas to IBAHRI delegation
It is categorically rejected that entry visas have been denied to a delegation of the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI), as alleged by IBAHRI in a press statement issued yesterday. This is a ...
CHOGM ideal platform to flaunt SL progresses
The Sri Lanka Banks’ Association (SLBA) is optimistic about the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Governments Meeting (CHOGM) as it is confident that the event will bring a wide range of opportunities not only for the bank ...
The Millennium Development Goals expire in 2015: What next?
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), by which the world community set out to achieve by 2015 certain targets aimed at reducing social deprivation, were adopted in 2000 at the United Nations Millennium Summit at Copen ...