Lankan President Dissanayake’s budget meets current and future needs
Gives major reliefs and provides significant allocations for all sections of the population while boosting developmental works
Herath and Jaishankar met in Muscat on the sidelines of the Indian Ocean conference
Colombo, February 16 -Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath on Sunday met the Indian External Affairs Minister S.Jaishankar on the side lines of the Indian Ocean Conference in Muscat. After the meeting, Jaishankar said on X: “Took stock of our wide – ranging cooperation. Committed...
“Sri Lanka Thaayae”: History of the National Anthem being sung In Tamil
In the evolving new situation of ethnic conflict, the practice of singing the national anthem went out of circulation in the Tamil polity
Mahishini Colonne has been nominated as Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to India.
She is the only career diplomat in the list of postings. The Sri Lanka Foreign Service Association has protested to Minister Vijitha Herath
The fine line between campaigning and governing
By Rohan Samarajiva/Daily Mirror Colombo, February 6 (Daily Mirror): Sri Lanka is a country emerging from the worst economic crisis since the time of the Great Depression (1929-1939). Falling back into a time of shortages and immiseration is all too easy. Reforms are needed to...
Azad Maulana should be questioned: Catholic Church
Colombo, February 5 (Daily Mirror)- Whilst highlighting that Criminal Investigation Department (CID) should be allowed to carry out investigations on the Easter Sunday attacks independently, Member of the Communications Committee Archdiocese of Colombo Fr. Cyril Gamini Fernando today said onetime Secretary of MP Sivanesathurei Chandrakanthan...
Ken Balendra and Harry Jayawardena pass away
Colombo, February 3: Sri Lankan corporate leaders Kandiah “Ken” Balendra and Harrry Jayawardena passed away at the age of 84 and 82 repectively, the Sri Lankan media reported on Monday.. Born in 1940, Balendra has held many corporate positions in Sri Lanka and the region....
Sri Lanka loses US $ 40m annually in aquatic resources due to poaching – Expert
Colombo, February 2 (Daily News): Sri Lanka loses an estimated US $40 million annually due to the unauthorised extraction of aquatic resources by Indian fishermen, according to senior lecturer in International Human Rights Law at the Open University, Ramindu Perera. While Sri Lanka has stepped...
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