By Gagani Weerakoon and Skandha Gunasekara The government yesterday disclosed, in Parliament, that a Sri Lankan ambassador, during last regime, had used the Sri Lankan mission, in a prominent country, to sell weapons. F ...
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Five sub committees to assist Cabinet
The Government will appoint five cabinet sub-committees to make suitable recommendations pertaining to specific areas or issues to facilitate the decision-making process of the Cabinet in its endeavour to promote good g ...
Australia defends sending back of Sri Lankans
The Australian Federal Government has defended sending four men back to Sri Lanka this month after intercepting their boat off the Cocos Islands, describing it as a people smuggling venture. Immigration Minister Peter D ...
Tourist arrivals post 6.6 % growth in Jan.
Sri Lanka registered a tourism growth of 6.6% with 156,246 visitors in January as per the provincial data with key markets of India at +28.8% with 22,944 visitors, UK at +4% with 13,410 visitors, France +7.9% with 9,09 ...
Over one billion rupees busted on CHOGM publicity
By Saman Indrajith A sum of Rs. 1,177,434,333 had been spent for publicity projects by the Ministry of Mass Media and Information for the Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM) meeting in 2013 in Colombo, parliament w ...
Champika discusses with Russian ambassador assistance in nuclear field
By Maheesha Mudugamuwa Close on the heels of Indo-Lanka bilateral agreement on civil nuclear cooperation, Power and Energy Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka yesterday held discussions with Ambassador of the Russian Fed ...
Credible war crimes investigation will help regain respect – Govt.
By Saman Indrajith A credible internal investigation into the last phase of North East conflict would help regain the lost respect and dignity of the Sri Lankan security forces, Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera told ...