The UK’s Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Mark Field said Sri Lanka’s “pace of progress has been disappointingly slow and that much remains to be done” in a dedicated Commons debate on the issue yesterday. Responding to questions raised by cross-party MPs of the All …
Mar 21, Geneva: Sri Lanka on Wednesday assured the United Nations and the international community that it will implement all transitional justice mechanisms in accordance with the country’s Constitution. Leading the Sri Lankan delegation to the UN Human Rights Council’s 37 session in Geneva on …
ISLAMABAD: President of Sri Lanka Maithripala Sirisena will arrive on Thursday on a three-day (March 22-24) visit to Pakistan and to be the “Guest of Honor” on Pakistan Day parade. The participation of President Sirisena in the parade was a demonstrati…
Mar 21, Colombo: The United Nations while welcoming the Sri Lankan Government’s constructive engagement with Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the human rights mechanisms, on Wednesday regretted Sri Lanka’s slow progress in establishing transitional justice …
If most good things begin in the home, so must the life-or-death battle relating to global warming. Across the world, creative and innovative architects have developed more affordable and eco-friendly ways of building houses. Sri Lanka’s Housing and Construction Minister Sajith Premadasa, continuing …
As a nation we are pained by the recent incidents in a few areas of Sri Lanka targeting members of the Muslim community who represent an integral part of the pluralistic society of Sri Lanka. Such acts which go against our shared vision of a Sri Lanka …
Bangladesh will sign a free trade agreement with Sri Lanka in October this year, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed said. He said preparations are underway to strike the FTA with Sri Lanka and to identify products that each side will give duty concessions …
Mar 21, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Minister of Finance and Mass Media Mangala Samaraweera emphasizing that private investment is the key for economic growth of any country said the Sri Lankan government has focused its attention to create a conducive environment for foreign investment and to further …
ISLAMABAD – Sri Lankan President Maithrepala Sirisena will leave for Islamabad tomorrow (Thursday) to attend the Pakistan Day celebrations on March 23 as chief guest on an invitation extended by President Mamnoon Hussain. The federal government has mad…
Sri Lanka’s president Maithripala Sirisena is set to visit Pakistan from March 22 to 24 where he will be the ‘guest of honour’ for the Pakistan Day parade. The participation of President Sirisena in the parade is a demonstration of the very close ties between the two countries and the respect in which the …