On 16 March 2013, a group of persons had attempted to assault a Buddhist monk, Ven Pathberiye Gnanaloka, while he was on a study tour at the Thanjavur Hindu Temple. Ven Gnanaloka Thero who is pursuing a Postgraduate Diploma in Archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology of India has been studying in India in New Delhi for the past 18 months and has visited several Indian states on study tour.
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High Commissioner meets Chief Minister of Orissa
High Commissioner Prasad Kariyawasam this week visited the State of Orissa now known as Odisha, with a view to exploring and reviving ancient links with Orissa region and Sri Lanka. The High Commissioner called upon the ...
Sri Lanka was titled as the “Most Popular Tourist Destination”
Sri Lanka received the title of the “Most Popular Tourist Destination” at the Buyers Night and Award Ceremony held on March 07, 2013 in Guangzhou, China on the sidelines of the Guangzhou International Travel Fair 2013. ...
An Australian delegation led by Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston AC, AFC (Ret’d) paid a courtesy call on Hon.Neomal Perera Acting Minister of External Affairs
An Australian delegation, led by Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston, AC, AFC (Ret’d), the Australian Prime Minister’s Special Envoy met with Hon. Neomal Perera, Acting Minister of External Affairs at the Ministry of External Affairs on 14th March 2013.
Statement at the Adoption of the Report of the UPR Working Group by Hon. Mahinda Samarasinghe M.P. Minister of Plantation Industries and Special Envoy of H.E. the President of Sri Lanka on Human Rights Leader of the Sri Lanka Delegation
Mr President,
My delegation and I join you this morning with a deep sense of satisfaction. November 2012 saw Sri Lanka face its second UPR and we were able to lay before the working group, our progress since 2008 and the expectations for future improvements in the promotion and protection of human rights, going forward. We have come a long way since the initial Universal Periodic Review of Sri Lanka during the first cycle in 2008. My country then was engaged in a conflict against terrorism – commencing in 2006 – trying to rescue a civilian population held by a ruthless group of terrorists. A year after that first review, we finally achieved success in the humanitarian operation and witnessed the dawn of a new era of peace, stability and prosperity for all Sri Lankans. Since May 2009 we engaged in a period of consolidation, removing military involvement in civil administration, reconstruction, demining, rehabilitation, resettlement and launched our initial efforts at national reconciliation and peace-building.
Seventh Working Group on Energy held at Marawila from 15-16 March 2013
The Seventh Working Group on Energy is held at Marawila from 15-16 March 2013, with the participation of delegates from the SAARC Member States. The Meeting is expected to cover a wide range of issues including a proposa ...
Investigation into the death of the UK national Mr. Khuram Shaikh on 25 December 2011 and the recent visit of Mr. Simon Danczuk, MP
The attention of the Government of Sri Lanka has been drawn to the media interviews given by Mr. Simon Danczuk, UK MP for Rochdale during his recent visit to Sri Lanka to make inquiries about the progress in the legal proceedings relating to the death of Mr. Khuram Shaikh, a UK national which took place on 25 December 2011 in Tangalle.
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