The incident in Tangalle where a tourist was killed will not have any negative impact on the Sri Lankan tourism industry as the government has taken action to minimize the impact of the incident. Sri Lanka Tourism chairm ...
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SL Tourism regrets tourist killing
The recent killing of a tourist and the assault on another that took place in the southern part of the country will certainly affect the thriving local tourism industry, but the professional manner in which the incident ...
‘Govt for equality of opportunity and democratic rights’
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa defeated the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), ending the 30-year-old ethnic war. But a political settlement eludes the country. In this interview with R. Bhagwan Singh at hi ...
Lankan Forces playing pivotal role – Maldivian President
The Maldivian President Mohammed Nasheed said the Security Forces of Sri Lanka have a pivotal role to play in maintaining security and peace in the Asian region. He was of the view that the Sri Lankan Forces cannot a res ...
Lankans enjoying peace dividend – Maldivian President
Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed yesterday commended the massive development projects that were implemented in the North and East with the coordination of Security Forces after the elimination of terrorism, bringing p ...
Maldivian President due here
BY RIFTHI ALI Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed will arrive in Sri Lanka on an official visit today, External Affairs Ministry sources said yesterday. The official said that Maldives President Nasheed would attend a pa ...
Ambassador Tamara Kunanayakam presents credentials to Pope Benedict XVI
Sri Lanka’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva, Ambassador Tamara Kunanayakam, who is concurrently accredited to the Holy See, presented her credentials to His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI at a cerem ...