Sunday, 29th June 2014 Muslims fear of more unrest ahead of Ramadan COLOMBO, June 28, (AFP): Sri Lanka’s police arrested key suspects involved in fuelling religious riots and looting, an official said Saturday as min ...
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Minister Peiris underlines Sri Lanka’s leadership role in Blue Economy
The defeat of terrorism and the advent of peace and stability have brought about significant benefits not only for the people of Sri Lanka but for the whole South Asian region, and it is only right and proper that the magnitude of these benefits should receive recognition, Professor G.L. Peiris, Minister of External Affairs, said in Colombo today (30th June 2014).
He was delivering the keynote address at a symposium on establishing a Centre of Excellence on Ocean Sciences and Environment for the Indian Ocean Rim countries. Sri Lanka’s contribution to the development of the economy in the region far exceeds its size and material resources, the Minister commented. Pointing out that terrorism is one of the main issues which continue to challenge the economy and wellbeing of many of the countries in the region, he said that Sri Lanka’s success in eradicating terrorism from its shores has had a crucial impact on weakening the forces of destabilization in the entire region and, in particular, on reducing the opportunities for collaboration among terrorist groups active in the area.
Choose love not hate, future not past
Sunday, 29th June 2014 Following threats from stray groups, the screening of the Sri Lankan film With You, Without You in the city was suspended last week. sudhish kamath watches it and finds nothing controversial abou ...
Sri Lanka cancels visa on arrival for Pakistanis
Sunday, 29th June 2014 By Meera Srinivasan Pakistanis cannot obtain visas on arrival in Sri Lanka henceforth, the Sri Lankan government has said. Confirming the move, a senior official at Sri Lanka’s Foreign Ministry he ...
Gotabaya warns of strong action
Sunday, 29th June 2014 By Meera Srinivasan Sri Lanka’s Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa, brother of President Mahinda Rajapaksa, on Saturday warned that stern action would be taken against those who espouse racial ...
Another Mass Grave Another Investigation
Sunday, 29th June 2014 By Binoy Suriarachchi With investigations still continuing into the Matale and Mannar mass graves, focus has now shifted to yet another grave which the Police claim, based on information they hav ...
Canada’s Emerging Politics Of Terror
Sunday, 29th June 2014 By Camelia Nathaniel Canadian law enforcement authorities and intelligence services are concerned about the LTTE’s penetration of their political establishment. A number of Sri Lankan Tamils tain ...
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