Sunday, 21st September 2014 By Vinusha Paulraj and Purnima Pilapitiya When General Cheng Ho sailed into Galle harbour six centuries ago The visit to Sri Lanka this week by the Chinese President Xi Jinping was greeted w ...
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China invests US $ 240m in Sri Lanka
Sunday, 21st September 2014 By Uditha Kumarasinghe China, one of the major investment promotion partners of Sri Lanka, invested US$ 240 million in 2013 in Sri Lanka's major development projects. China was Sri Lanka's ...
Japan’s investment appetite for Sri Lanka escalates
Sunday, 21st September 2014 By Duruthu Edirimuni Chandrasekera There is a Japanese proverb that says ‘if something has happened twice, it will happen a third time’. Maybe it should be changed to ‘if something has ...
Sri Lankan contingent in South Sudan awarded UN medals
Sunday, 21st September 2014 The first-ever medal parade of UNMISS at the new hospital in Bor, South Sudan The first-ever medal parade of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) at the new SRIMED Leve ...
Rajani: Right is might
Sunday, 21st September 2014 By Namini Wijedasa Remembering a Jaffna academic, who is still an inspiration to all who fight for human rights, twenty-five years after she was gunned down by the LTTE It was near ...
Delft Island turns into a major tourist attraction
Sunday, 21st September 2014 by Ranil Wijayapala The chirpy waters of the Indian ocean greets us with its spray on our face as we walked on along the Kurikadduwan jetty towards the water jet of the Sri Lanka Navy ...
Successful approach to MDG’s – model to developing countries -Dr. Palitha Kohona
Sunday, 21st September 2014 by Manjula Fernando Sri Lanka's Permanent Representative to the UN in New York, Dr.Palitha Kohona said at times some domestic media reports contribute negatively to create internationa ...