The recent killing of a tourist and the assault on another that took place in the southern part of the country will certainly affect the thriving local tourism industry, but the professional manner in which the incident ...
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‘Govt for equality of opportunity and democratic rights’
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa defeated the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), ending the 30-year-old ethnic war. But a political settlement eludes the country. In this interview with R. Bhagwan Singh at hi ...
Lankan Forces playing pivotal role – Maldivian President
The Maldivian President Mohammed Nasheed said the Security Forces of Sri Lanka have a pivotal role to play in maintaining security and peace in the Asian region. He was of the view that the Sri Lankan Forces cannot a res ...
Lankans enjoying peace dividend – Maldivian President
Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed yesterday commended the massive development projects that were implemented in the North and East with the coordination of Security Forces after the elimination of terrorism, bringing p ...
Maldivian President due here
BY RIFTHI ALI Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed will arrive in Sri Lanka on an official visit today, External Affairs Ministry sources said yesterday. The official said that Maldives President Nasheed would attend a pa ...
GL says LLRC report more transparent than Darusman’s
External Affairs Minister Prof G. L. Peiris told Parliament yesterday that there were factual discrepancies, of the incidents that took place during the last phase of the humanitarian operation against the LTTE, in the D ...
LLRC report – true mirror of humanitarian operation – Minister G L Peiris
Report impartial, acceptable to all: External Affairs Minister Prof G L Peiris stated in Parliament yesterday that the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) Report is prepared with transparency whereas the ...