Sunday, 22nd February 2015 By Steve Creech The conflict is not only over poaching by Indian trawlers, but also over Jaffna’s mechanised vessels The newly elected leaders of India and Sri Lanka renewed their governments’ ...
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19th Amendment President Sirisena’s proposals for Constitutional reforms:
Sunday, 22nd February 2015 The 19th Amendment to the Constitution is meant to bring back the 17th Amendment with improvements, while doing away with the arbitrary nature of the 18th Amendment. The 19th Amendment is said ...
No girlfriends on foreign service – Ajith
Sunday, 22nd February 2015 By Sulochana Ramiah Mohan The government will, within the next fortnight, appoint its diplomatic mission heads world-wide and reinstate the diplomats who were interdicted without valid reasons ...
Foreign debt servicing equal to 106% of reserves – Sri Lanka’s obligations amount to Rs 885,151 M
Sunday, 22nd February 2015 By Paneetha Ameresekere Sri Lanka's foreign debt servicing commitments in the 12-month period ending 31 December 2015 is equivalent to 106% of Sri Lanka's total foreign currency reserves, late ...
5th Round of the Sri Lanka – South Africa Partnership Forum
Accomplishing yet another landmark in the relations between Sri Lanka and South Africa, the 5th round of the Sri Lanka – South Africa Partnership Forum was convened on 24th February 2015 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Session was co-chaired by Mrs. Chitranganee Wagiswara, Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka and Ambassador Dr. Anil Sooklal, Deputy Director General of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of South Africa.
Celebration of the 67th Anniversary of Independence of Sri Lanka celebrates in Pretoria
The High Commission of Sri Lanka in Pretoria celebrated the 67th anniversary of Independence on the 4th of February 2015. The event commenced with the hoisting of the National Flag by the High Commissioner, Sarath ...
Singaporean Foreign Minister Shanmugam meets Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Law of Singapore, Hon. K. Shanmugam, who is on a two day visit to Sri Lanka from 23 to 24 February 2015, met with Foreign Affairs Minister Mangala Samaraweera today at the Ministry.
The visit, marking the first high-level interaction of the Singapore Government with the new Sri Lankan Government, since it assumed office last month, demonstrates the keenness of Singapore to reinforce and reaffirm the continuity of the close and robust bilateral relations between the two countries. Minister Shanmugan characterized Singapore’s relations with Sri Lanka as a friendship that was “constant.”
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