Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera held talks with visiting British Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Hugo Swire at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today. Minister Swire stated that the purpose of his visit was to convey the UK Government’s desire to work closely with the newly elected government of President Maithripala Sirisena and to convey a special message from Prime Minister David Cameron.
Daily Archives: January 30, 2015
Shirani retires; Sripavan to be appointed CJ today
Dr. Shirani Bandaranayake yesterday retired from service,after the resumption of office the previous day as the Chief Justice. Dr. Bandaranaike (57) was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1996. She was purportedly impea ...
Permission for casinos in luxury hotels withdrawn
January 29, 2015, 10:15 pm by Saman Indrajith Rs 1 bn levy on the casino industry A Rs. 1,000 million levy will be imposed immediately on all the casino operators. The payment will have to be paid before 15 April 2015 ...
100-Day Revolution: Mini-Budget in full
Friday, 30th January 2015 01. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Honourable Speaker, exactly 21 days ago, on 8 January 2015, the people of the country voted for a change in favour of Honourable President Maithripala Sirisena. They gave ...
Statement of peace on Independence Day
Friday, 30th January 2015 Special expression of solidarity and sympathy with all victims of the 26-year-long civil war as per LLRC recommendation By Dharisha Bastians Six years after the end of the war, the Sri Lankan ...
Ravi unveils Robin Hood Budget!
Friday, 30th January 2015 Maithripala-Ranil interim Govt. taxes the rich and vice to give sweeping relief for poor Gets generous with highest ever pay hike for public servants in two phases; urges private sector follow ...
WHAT’S KILLING Sri Lanka’s farmers?
Friday, 30th January 2015 Margie Mason Karunawathie isn't hungry for breakfast. She rarely is these days, but she forces herself to choke down a few bites of rice, dried fish and a simple coconut mix. The doctors say i ...