In recognition of the belief and tradition of Hindu devotees, the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Germany celebrated Deepavali festival on 28.10.2011 at the Embassy premises with the participation of District Mayor of Steglitz- ...
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Deepavali Celebrated in Canada amidst attempts to disrupt the event
The Sri Lanka High Commission in Ottawa, Canada and the Consul General’s Office in Toronto in collaboration with the Sri Lankan Tamil Community, for the second time, organised a colourful event to celebrate the Deepavali ...
President to leave for Male this week
SAARC Summit in Maldives: President Mahinda Rajapaksa, leading the Sri Lankan delegation, will leave for Male, Maldives this week to attend the 17th SAARC summit to be held from November 10 to 11 at Hithadhoo Convention ...
Many states flay flawed Darusman Report
Text of the Cabinet paper presented by Plantation Industries Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe on Sri Lanka’s participation at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) 18th session from September 12 to 30, 2011 The U ...
India to assume chair of Indian Ocean panel this week
BY S VENKAT NARAYAN Our Special Correspondent NEW DELHI, November 7: India will assume the chairmanship of the 18-nation Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC) for the first time in Bengaluru thi ...
LANKA IN KEY ROLE TO ADMIT PALESTINE TO UNESCO
The resolution required the approval by two-thirds of the agency’s General Conference. It was approved by 107 members voting for and 14 against with 52 abstentions TISSA VITHARANA Sri Lanka played a key role to admit Pa ...
SAARC should take on modest projects first: Peiris
R. K. Radhakrishnan The way forward for SAARC will be to prioritise, select a few modest projects capable of being delivered within a reasonable time frame, Sri Lankan Foreign Minister G.L. Peiris has said. “If that is s ...
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