“Lanka Darshanam”, a Malayali language travelogue narrative on Sri Lanka, written by popular Malayali writer, poet and social activist S.P.Namboothiry, was released in Delhi, on 7 May 2014, in the pr ...
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Dairy Development, Trade, Energy and Sports Co-Operation Dominate Sri Lanka – New Zealand Talks
The good offices of New Zealand, a major supporter of UN peacekeeping operations, to increase Sri Lanka’s contribution to these operations and greater engagement with New Zealand to expand the scope for Sri Lanka’s involvement in this area were discussed at the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the two countries in Auckland on Thursday, 8th May 2014.
External Affairs Minister Professor G L Peiris held bilateral discussions with Mr Murray McCully, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Sports, at the Foreign Ministry in Auckland, during his official visit to New Zealand.
The Sri Lankan Minister expressed a wish to explore New Zealand’s excellent technology in the production of geothermal energy for power generation. As Sri Lanka seeks to diversify its energy sources and become less dependent on fossil fuels, it was suggested that this could be one option that could lead to a productive partnership with New Zealand.
Sri Lanka obtains Accreditation Status in the African Union
Turning a new chapter in the history of Sri Lanka – Africa relations, the Commission of the African Union granted Sri Lanka Accreditation Status in the African Union (AU) with effect from April 2014 as a non-A ...
Lankan Tamils Safer Abroad
Sunday, 05th May 2014 By V Suryanarayanan The writer is former senior professor, the Centre for South and Southeast Asian Studies, University of Madras. Soon after the UN Human Rights Council passed a resoluti ...
GTF Hiding Behind HR Issues To Promote Terrorism
By Camelia Nathaniel Sunday, 04th May 2014 Fr Emmanuel with Prabhakaran After the defeat of the LTTE in Sri Lanka, the constituent organizations that funded the LTTE from overseas reorganized themselves very rapi ...
Hon. Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa meets Parliamentarians in the UK
L to R: Rt Hon Lord Sheikh, Sri Lankan High Commissioner Dr Chris Nonis, Ian Paisley M.P., Hon Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa, Worshipful Mayor Frances Stainton, James Wharton MP, David Morris, MP. Dr Chris Nonis , Sri Lank ...
Canada’s Rathika, MP Or Terrorist?
Sunday,4th May 2014 By Camelia Nathaniel A young Canadian politician is under investigation for her links to separatist politicians, criminals and terrorists in India and Sri Lanka. Arriving as a tourist, ...
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