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Embassy of Sri Lanka Washington DC Press Release Washington , D.C. , March 27, 2014: A large  group of Sri Lankan- American voters  representing multiple states  gathered at Capitol Hill to me ...

Exercising its Right of Reply on statements made regarding the arrest and detention of Ms. Balendran Jeyakumari and the detention of Mr. Ruki Fernando and Father Praveen, the Government of Sri Lanka detailed to the Human Rights Council today (18th March 2014), the sequence of events preceding this action. Sri Lanka said Ms. Jeyakumari was placed under arrest on suspicion of aiding and abetting K.P. Selvanayagam a.k.a. ‘Gobi’ who is believed to be leading the revival of the LTTE in Sri Lanka, while Mr. Fernando and Father Praveen have been detained as it has been revealed that they have been in Killinochchi engaging with persons connected to Gobi. Their questioning is continuing at present, to ascertain the whereabouts of Gobi and other related operatives.

18 March 2014.

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The Ministry of Health has distributed eighty six (86) brand new ambulances with intensive care facilities to hospitals in seven Provinces in Sri Lanka, namely the Northern, North Central, North Western, Sabaragamuwa, Ce ...

The Acting Minister of External Affairs Neomal Perera had bilateral discussions with four newly appointed Ambassadors at the Ministry of External Affairs after they had presented Credentials to H.E. President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday, 10^th March 2014. The Actg. Minister is seen with the four Ambassadors below.

Actg. Minister with H.E. Mr. Rauli Suikkanen, Ambassador of Finland to Sri Lanka, based in Helsinki

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International award winning actress and Monitoring Member of Parliament of the Ministry of Culture and the Arts, the Hon. Malani Fonseka was felicitated at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in commemoration of her fiftieth year in the fields of film and theatre.  

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Minister of External Affairs Professor G.L Peiris,  representing President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Chair-in-Office of the Commonwealth, at the Commonwealth Day celebrations in London, including the Multi-Faith Observance at Westminster Abbey, held discussions with Mr. Kamalesh Sharma, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, at Marlborough House   in London today (11^th March 2014).

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Sri Lanka's Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva Ambassador Ravinatha Aryasinha, has said "the draft resolution on Sri Lanka deposited with the Human Rights Council by a core group comprising - the USA, UK, Maur ...