UNP MP Ravi Karunanayake yesterday slammed the Central Bank saying it was responsible for the bond scam and the present economic crisis. “The President, Prime Minister, the former president and the politicians are blamed for the economic crisis but no …
Three years after he was swept out of office, Mahinda Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka’s former President, thinks he is in with a chance to return to power. Last month, the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), the party loyal to him, made a stunning comeback with a massive win in local body polls. And early this …
The Rs 1,000-crore contract to build and export two offshore patrol vessels for the Sri Lankan Navy was signed in February 2014 and figures among GSL’s major export agreements being executed for neighbouring nations. “These deliveries of warships not only immensely enhance the naval capabilities …
While presenting the High Commissioner’s report on promoting reconciliation, accountability, and human rights in Sri Lanka, Gilmore stated that in absence of willingness by the government to tackle impunity and gross violations of human rights, the High Commissioner’s office calls upon the member …
And to add to the chagrin all of it went on under the watchful albeit indifferent eye of law enforcement which seems shameful and the ursurping of democratic rights of Sri Lankans regardless of their ethnicity – in this case the Muslim community of Sri…
By confirming their trust in Sri Lanka and in the Board, these investors had sent a very positive message to potential investors both in Sri Lanka and … In recent times the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka has identified existing investors as a major…
Human Rights Watch this week urged the UN Human Rights Council to the maintain its scrutiny on Sri Lanka until the commitments agreed on within the 30/1 resolution were implemented in full. "The Sri Lankan government should present a time-bound im…
( March 23, 2018, Moscow, Sri Lanka Guardian) Secretary to the Ministry of Defence In Sri Lanka, Kapila Waidyaratne PC has left the country for Russia on an “Official visit”, reliable sources in the Ministry of Defence, as well as the Sri Lankan Embass…
The second MoU was signed between Ministry of National Policies and Economic Affairs of Sri Lanka and Ministry of Inter-Provincial Coordination of Pakistan on cooperation in the field of youth development. The document was signed by Sri Lankan High Com…
( March 23, 2018, Moscow, Sri Lanka Guardian) Secretary to the Ministry of Defence In Sri Lanka, Kapila Waidyaratne PC has left the country for Russia on an “Official visit”, reliable sources in the Ministry of Defence told the Sri Lanka Guardian. Howe…