UNP will push for presidential or general election: Ranil
Leader of the Opposition and UNP National Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe said his party would now press the government to hold a presidential or a general election next year.
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Sri Lanka tops in the region
Sri Lanka ranked 85th out of 132 countries, the top performer in the region on Social Progress Index 2014, a new global index released Thursday by a U.S.-based nonprofit, The Social Progress Imperative (SPI).
Pakistan’s CJCSC Gen Rashad to arrive in Sri Lanka today
Colombo: April 6, 2014, The Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) Pakistan, General Rashad Mahmood, NI (M), will be arriving in Sri Lanka today on his first overseas visit after taking over as CJCSC.
Sri Lanka Army: Demining Nearing Completion
The Sri Lanka Army (SLA) said nearly all areas in the former war-affected region have been cleared of landmines. Only 82 square kilometers are remaining to be demined.
UN alarmed by situation of war refugees in Zamboanga evacuation sites
ZAMBOANGA CITY (Mindanao Examiner / Apr. 5, 2014) – The United Nations said it is alarmed by the poor conditions of tens of thousands of war refugees still at different filthy evacuation centers and transition sites in Zamboanga City in southern Philippines.
Saudi Arabia gifts 200 Tonnes of Dates to Sri Lanka
The Government of Sri Lanka is deeply appreciative of the recent generous donation of 200 metric tonnes of dates by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the people of Sri Lanka. As desired by the donor, the dates would be distributed in Read More
New Ambassadors and High Commissioners to Sri Lanka
New Ambassadors and High Commissioners Present Credentials to President Rajapaksa Two new ambassadors, a high commissioner and the diplomatic representative from the Vatican presented their credentials to President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday (04) afternoon:
Sri Lanka ranks 85 out of 132 nations on social development index
Sri Lanka ranks 85th among the 132 countries on the Social Progress Index 2014, a measure of human wellbeing that goes beyond traditional economic measures such as GDP or per capita income, becoming the top performers for the region, a global index released Thursday 03rd April 2014.
Proof of UK police corruption vanishes: Reports
A leaked file shows evidence of British police corruption related to an unsolved murder has mysteriously disappeared from Scotland Yard.
General Rashad Mahmood, Visit Sri Lanka
Marking another historic land mark between close military to military relations between Pakistan and Sri Lanka the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) of Pakistan, General Rashad Mahmood will visit Sri Lanka from 7 to 11 April 2014.