Friday 27th June 2014 by Shamindra Ferdinando Gotabhaya Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa yesterday said that the army would re-build destroyed property and repair those damaged in recent racial violence at Alutg ...
Author Archives: MFA User
Petroleum Minister insists SL is not violating US sanctions
Friday 27th June 2014 by Maheesha Mudugamuwa Petroleum Industries Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa yesterday categorically denied that the country had been buying Iranian crude through third parties to bypass United S ...
Key challenges facing the tourism sector in Sri Lanka
Friday 27th June 2014 A synopsis of the keynote address delivered by Institute of Policy Studies Executive Director Dr. Saman Kelegama at the Annual General Meeting of the Institute of Hospitality – Sri Lanka Chapter, H ...
Military begins operation rebuild
Friday, 27th June 2014 By Premalal Wijeratne A special military operation has begun to rebuild the shops and houses burnt in the Aluthgama-Beruwala areas during the clashes last week. President Mahinda R ...
Sri Lanka soars 41 places to rank 74 in UN e-Government Development Index
Friday 27th June 2014 Making the biggest progress by a member country from its preceding ranking in the 2014 United Nations eGovernment Development Index (eGDI), Sri Lanka has advanced to the 74th position. At the prece ...
LTTE Arms smuggler in Canada
Red notice issued after Vavuniya High Court sentence Thursday 26th June 2014 BY SUPUN DIAS AND DHARSHANA SANJEEWA Ared notice was issued on a prominent LTTE weapons smuggler who is currently residing in Canada. The ...
President congratulates Sri Lanka team for historic series win against England
Thursday, 26th June 2014 President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday congratulated the Sri Lanka cricket team on their first ever Test series win in England. "Congratulations to the Sri Lanka cricket team on the 1-0 series v ...