The Government of Sri Lanka commenced delivery of drinking water to the Maldivian capital Malé by the evening of 5th December. Malé is facing a severe shortage of drinking water, following a fire on the previous day at its sole water purification plant which disrupted the water supply to the city, and prompted the authorities to declare a "disaster situation." Malé is one of the most densely populated cities in the world and is home to over 100,000 people, being approximately one third of the total population of the Maldives.
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Sri Lanka and Bangladesh sign Agreement to import rice to Sri Lanka
Mr. Nalin Fernando, Chairman of Lanka Sathosa Ltd, Sri Lanka and Mr. Sarwar Khan, Director General of, Directorate of Food, Bangladesh signing the Agrement on behalf of the Governments of Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Hon. ...
Media Statement
Sri Lanka welcomes the decision of the Council of the European Union to appeal the judgement of the General Court of the European Union of 16 October 2014, which annulled measures taken by the Council to designate the LT ...
NDP MP commemorates event honouring fallen Tamil Tigers, likens it to Remembrance Day in parliament
Thursday, 27th November 2014 By Stewart Bell TORONTO — Canada’s public safety minister said Thursday he was “shocked and appalled” after a New Democratic Party MP rose in the House of Commons to commemorate Tamil Heroes ...
Brazilian tour promoters to visit Sri Lanka shortly
A high profile business delegation from Brazil, consisting of twelve leading tour operators and destination promoters will be in Sri Lanka on a familiarization tour from 03rd to 10th December 2014. The tour is ...
Port of Colombo receives its largest container vessel
Wednesday, 26th November 2014 Marking yet another significant landmark in the container handling saga of Sri Lanka, the Port of Colombo received the largest container vessel to have called on Colombo, the MV MSC ...
A case for SAARC reforms
Wednesday, 26th November 2014 by Subramanian Swamy SAARC, regrettably, has yet to develop into a conflict-mediating or resolving institution on multilateral and bilateral issues. While it has succeeded in evolving as a ...