Saturday, 12th July 2014 By D.J. Walter Scott RAMESWARAM: The Alliance for the Release of Innocent Fishermen (ARIF) has taken exception to a judicial magistrate court at Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh levying a fine o ...
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Japan – Sri Lanka Parliamentary League to visit Sri Lanka
The members of Japan-Sri Lanka Parliamentary League are scheduled to visit Sri Lanka by the end of July, 2014. In this context, Ambassador Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda, met with both the President and the Secretary-Gene ...
Minister of External Affairs Prof. G.L. Peiris holds bilateral talks with Indian External Affairs Minister Shrimathi Sushma Swaraj
External Affairs Minister Professor G.L. Peiris, at his meeting with Shrimathi Sushma Swaraj, Minister of External Affairs of India, in New Delhi on Friday 11 July, recalled with pleasure her visit to Sri Lanka two years ago as Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha as the head of an All-Party delegation. He referred to Shrimathi Swaraj’s constituency in the Lok Sabha, Vidisha, where Sanchi – the home of Emperor Ashoka’s children, Arhat Mahinda and Theri Sanghamitta – continues to receive a large number of Sri Lankan pilgrims every year.
Minister Peiris said that the meeting in May between President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Modi on the occasion of the latter’s swearing in ceremony was particularly constructive. He reiterated the President’s invitation to Prime Minister Modi to undertake an official visit to Sri Lanka.
The two Ministers in their survey of projects assisted by India, noted with satisfaction that the housing projects have entered their second phase and that much of the railways infrastructure projects have been completed ahead of schedule.
Tiger who attempted to kill CBK to be brought to Colombo
Friday, 11th July 2014 Malaysia has agreed to hand over to Sri Lanka four former members of the LTTE arrested during a recent operation. Four specially trained policemen would leave next week for Kuala Lump ...
No South African mediatory role here – Govt.
Friday, 11th July 2014 By Saman Indrajith The government yesterday said it did not intend to engage South African Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa or the South African government as an international mediator here. ...
Sri Lanka’s Smile – Photographic Exhibition by Knut Stritzke in Leipzig, Germany
The Grassi Ethnological Museum in Leipzig inaugurated a photographic Exhibition named “Sri Lankas Lächeln” – Sri Lanka’s smile – on 23rd May 2014, while will held until 23rd August 2014. The Exhibition consists of photo ...
Deputy Minister Neomal Perera inaugurates Sri Lanka Honorary Consulate in Zurich
After his appointment as Sri Lanka Honorary Consul for the Zurich Canton in March 2014 Mr.Vidarshana Munasinghe, the official opening of the Honorary Consulate took place with the participation of the Deputy Minister of ...
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