Tuesday, 09th September 2014 COLOMBO/ DHAKA, (Sept 7, (Agencies): Shinzo Abe on Sunday became the first Japanese prime minister to visit Sri Lanka in 24 years, on the second leg of a South Asian tour that sou ...
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Sri Lanka Defence team visits Indonesia
A Sri Lanka Defence Services Command and Staff College (DSCSC) delegation comprising eighteen officers from the Army, Navy and Air Force headed by the Chief of Instructor – Navy Wing, Commander AAP Liyanage undertook an ...
Nallur as an agent of change
Sunday, 7th September 2014 By J. Yogaraj Nallur kovil has become the symbol of reconciliation and peace in an island nation which is recovering from a war People change from time to time. There can be many reasons and ...
Today, Tamils have a better life, than before
Wednesday, 10th September 2014 By J. Yogaraj When you are given a good life you should enjoy living that life. It will be utter madness if you talk about the future or go looking for a much better life, after being give ...
GL emphasizes passage for SL fishermen through Maldivian waters
Minister Prof. G.L Peiris receives Maldivian Foreign Minister Dunya Maumoon
The right of passage for Sri Lankan fishermen through Maldivian waters as a means of access to the high seas was among the matters taken up by Professor G.L. Peiris, Minister of External Affairs, at the Joint Commission with the Maldives at the Ministry of External Affairs on Wednesday.
Practical strategies by the two countries to derive the maximum benefit for their people from the evolving concept of the blue ocean, with proper management of the exploitation of marine resources, formed a central theme of the discussions. South – South co-operation, especially in respect of value addition, through canning, filleting and other forms of processing of fisheries products, so as to ensure optimal benefits from exports, received emphasis. Matters connected with shipping, disaster management and research in diverse fields of oceanography, received the attention of the two delegations.
Lanka Rejects UN Claim of Threat to Rights Activists
Tuesday, 09th September 2014 By P K Balachandran COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has rejected a charge by the incoming UN High Commissioner of Human Rights, Prince Zeid Ra’ad Zeid al-Hussein, that it is intimidating human rights w ...
Lyca and Lanka ‘unliked’ by Tamil Nadu
Sunday, 07th September 2014 BY SULOCHANA RAMIAH MOHAN In Tamil Nadu, anything that is pro Sri Lankan stirs up the four major student bodies –Maatram MaanavarIlaiyor Iyakkam, Free Tamil Eelam Students Organization, Tam ...