War crimes allegations To run parallel with Missing Persons’ Commission investigations Will be conducted under the new mandate Tuesday, 2nd September 2014 Sri Lanka is to begin its own probe on war crimes allega ...
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Sri Lanka, Seychelles to establish Joint Trade Commission
Thursday, 28th August 2014 COLOMBO, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka and Seychelles has decided to establish a Joint Trade Committee to boost economic relations between the two countries, a statement from the Commer ...
Reconciliation will enhance national security
Sunday, 31st August 2014 By Gotabaya Rajapaksa Continued from last week Another prominent LTTE-linked group emerged out of the British Tamils Association (BTA), which was active since 2001 in supporting the terrorism ...
Lanka, an international hub of education:
Local universities to admit 50,000 foreign students by 2020 Sunday, 31st August 2014 By Uditha Kumarasinghe The Higher Education Ministry hopes to admit 50,000 foreign students to local universities by 2020 under the ...
Lifestyle of Tamils better after end of war – Dr. Swamy
Saturday, 30th August 2014 By J. Yogaraj Dr. Subramaniam Swamy says the lifestyle of Sri Lanka's Tamil people has improved. "People feel more secure. There is a big parabolic change in the process. They can live ...
INDIAN SUPREME COURT CLEARS THE CATCH IN “KACH”
Saturday,30th August 2014 There is reason for hope that the Indian Supreme Court's ruling earlier this week that the Kachchatheevu issue requires a political and diplomatic solution, and not a legal ruling, w ...
Japanese Prime Minister Abe to visit Sri Lanka
The Prime Minister of Japan, His Excellency Shinzo Abe has planned to undertake an official visit to Sri Lanka from 7th to 8th September 2014, at the invitation of President Mahinda Rajapaksa. It may be recalled that President Rajapaksa paid an official visit to Japan in March 2013 to mark the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Sri Lanka and Japan.
It is 24 years since the last visit of a Japanese Prime Minister to Sri Lanka. The Government of Sri Lanka is confident that this visit will enable both countries to further consolidate and expand the existing robust relations, particularly in trade and economic cooperation.
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