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 (11th March 2014).
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Boat arrivals no longer eligible for protection visas: Scott Morrison
Paul Maley and Lauren Wilson The Australian March 07, 2014 12:00AM Tony Abbott with The Minister for Immigration and Border Protection Scott Morrison. Picture: Gary Ramage Source: News Corp Australia REFUGEES who ar ...
Senate Resolution Opens New Opportunities
By Blind Spot On Thursday 27 February 2014 in Washington DC, 11 US Senators tabled a Resolution in the Senate expressing support for the “internal rebuilding, resettlement and reconciliation within Sri Lanka”. The Resolu ...
Draft resolution violates SL’s Constitution – Ambassador Aryasinha
Anyone unaware of the ground situation in Sri Lanka walking into the Human Rights Council over the past week, or for that matter this room today, could not be blamed for thinking that Sri Lanka is the most t ...
Large crowd at anti-resolution march in Kalmunai
L. Dehigolla, Ampara district corr A peaceful protest was held in Kalmunai town yesterday against the forces conspiring in the UN Human Rights Council against Sri Lanka. Thousands participated in the protest shouting s ...
Ambassador Aryasinha says draft resolution of core group violates the constitutional provisions of Sri Lanka
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 ...
SLT Rainbow Pages presentation
A copy of the SLT RAINBOW PAGES Western Province Directory – 2014 (The National Business Directory) was presented to the Acting Minister of External Affairs Hon Neomal Perera by the SLT RAINBOW PAGES CEO Malraj Balapiti ...