Sri Lanka welcomes the decision of the Council of the European Union to appeal the judgement of the General Court of the European Union of 16 October 2014, which annulled measures taken by the Council to designate the LT ...
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NDP MP commemorates event honouring fallen Tamil Tigers, likens it to Remembrance Day in parliament
Thursday, 27th November 2014 By Stewart Bell TORONTO — Canada’s public safety minister said Thursday he was “shocked and appalled” after a New Democratic Party MP rose in the House of Commons to commemorate Tamil Heroes ...
Brazilian tour promoters to visit Sri Lanka shortly
A high profile business delegation from Brazil, consisting of twelve leading tour operators and destination promoters will be in Sri Lanka on a familiarization tour from 03rd to 10th December 2014. The tour is ...
Port of Colombo receives its largest container vessel
Wednesday, 26th November 2014 Marking yet another significant landmark in the container handling saga of Sri Lanka, the Port of Colombo received the largest container vessel to have called on Colombo, the MV MSC ...
A case for SAARC reforms
Wednesday, 26th November 2014 by Subramanian Swamy SAARC, regrettably, has yet to develop into a conflict-mediating or resolving institution on multilateral and bilateral issues. While it has succeeded in evolving as a ...
Reimagining the Silk Road
Wednesday, 26th November 2014 President Xi Jinping wants to recreate the Silk Road. The world will give him the credit, though Kazakhstan’s President Nazarbayev may have spoken of it earlier. Clearly, the Chinese Govern ...
A well-functioning free trade area would create a more prosperous South Asia
Wednesday, 26th November 2014 By Sanjay Kathuria and Sohaib Shahid There is great excitement for the 18th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit being held this week in Kathmandu. A big question ...
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