Singapore Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Law, Mr. K. Shanmugam, during a meeting with President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the President’s Office this evening, called on countries to engage constructively with Sri Lanka and look to the future rather than dwell on the past.
Resettled families in Keppapilavu, in the Mullaitivu District, received new houses yesterday (April 03). Secretary of the Ministry of Defense and Urban Development Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksa symbolically handed over houses to 101 displaced families.
Tens of thousands of Bahraini protesters have staged an anti-regime demonstration ahead of a Formula One Grand Prix to be held in the Persian Gulf country.
The former Army Commander and Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Pakistan, General (R) C. S. Weerasooriya RWP RSP VSV USP ndc G, was decorated with Sitara-i-Pakistan by the President of Pakistan HE Mamnoon Hussain.
UN chief Ban Ki-moon has asked Sri Lanka to engage “constructively” and cooperate with its human rights body to implement a resolution calling for an international inquiry into alleged war crimes committed during the final stages of the country’s civil war.
Two Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) ships, “Inazuma – 105” and “Umigiri – 158”, arrived at the Port of Colombo on a goodwill and logistic visit on 01st April 2014. The ships are en route for counter piracy operation off the coast of Somalia and in the Gulf of Aden. They were welcomed by Read More
The Australian government on Saturday officially handed over the first Australian Bay Class patrol vessel in Cairns Australia to the Sri Lanka Navy, Navy Headquarters said today.
The Sri Lanka Navy assisted in the repatriation of 21 Indian fishermen and 10 fishing trawlers on 31st March 2014.
The Multinational Planning Augmentation Team (MPAT) ‘Tempest Express – 24’ Staff Planning Workshop co-hosted by the Office of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) in liaison with the Ministry of Defence and Urban Development and the United States Pacific Command in liaison with the US Department of Defence was inaugurated today morning (1st April ) Read More
Considering the massive victory gained by the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) at the Western and Southern Provincial Council Elections, it is obvious that the people have given an overwhelming mandate to the Government’s people-friendly policies. The victory is a clear message to the evil forces trying to harm the country, states President Mahinda Rajapaksa Read More
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