Sunday, 02nd November 2014 A study carried out by the Center for Policy Alternatives on Democracy in Post war Sri Lanka sees 24.5% of Sri Lankans say that after the end of war Sri Lanka is much more democratic while 34. ...
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The UN Investigative Panel must probe TNA-LTTE links
Sunday, 02nd November 2014 By Shenali D Waduge The UN investigative panel was mandated to conduct investigation during the period of the LLRC. That was between 2002 and 2009. The UNHRC has given itself an additio ...
Northern, Eastern citizens to be included in supplementary electoral register
Internally displaced individuals Sunday, 02nd November 2014 By The Nation Sri Lankans who were internally displaced due to actions of terrorist or other militant groups in the recent past will have an opportunit ...
Second Reading of Budget passed with a majority
Sunday, 02nd November 2014 by Uditha Kumarasinghe The Second Reading of the Budget 2015 was passed in Parliament yesterday with a majority of 100 votes. The Appropriation Bill received 157 votes in favoure and 57 votes ...
Sri Lanka participates in first International Expo for 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, in Guangdong Province, China
Sri Lanka participated in the First China-Guangdong 21st Century Maritime Silk Road International Expo, from 31 October to 2 November in Dongguan, Guangdong Province. The Sri Lanka stall was jointly organized by the Mi ...
Sri Lanka condemns suicide bomb attack in Wagah, Pakistan
The Government of Sri Lanka vehemently condemns the heinous suicide terrorist attack at Wagah, Pakistan, on 02nd November 2014 killing at least 60 people and injuring over 100 others.
The people of Sri Lanka share the pain and anguish of the people of Pakistan over this wanton act of terror targeting innocent civilians. Sri Lanka is confident of the fortitude and resilience of the Government and the people of Pakistan to remain firmly resolved to defeat terrorism. This incident demonstrates the urgent need to further intensify international cooperation to combat terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, in the interest of global peace and security.
Deepavali celebrated in Berlin
Sri Lankans of other faiths living in Germany joined their Hindu brethren as one Sri Lankan community to celebrate the Deepavali festival at Sri Ganesha temple in Berlin. The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Germany, together ...