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President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard meet for bilateral talks at the Pan Pacific Hotel in Perth, yesterday (26). (Pic by: Sudath Silva) President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday offered to ...

Commonwealth Heads of Government Summit Meetings (CHOGMs) have a format of Executive Sessions, where Heads of government interact in a more formal manner and they make statements, and are accompanied by Ministers or offi ...

An attempt by a section of the Commonwealth to re-open the venue issue with regard to Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2013 was thwarted by Sri Lanka with the support of several member states. Sri Lanka a ...

Sri Lanka will draw the attention of business leaders from 54 countries to its booming investment and trade potential in the country, at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) that will be opened in Perth, ...

Australia extends immunity to visiting Heads of State The Gillard government has cautioned that President Mahinda Rajapaksa enjoys diplomatic immunity in Australia, amid attempts to have him charged in Victoria over alle ...

While the business climate in South Asian countries is improving, excessive regulations mean it is far from easy for local entrepreneurs to run their businesses here, according to a new report by the World Bank. Althoug ...