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After months of prodding by Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa to set up a talks table between Tamil Nadu and Sri Lankan fishermen, the Centre has finally stirred into action and the proposed meeting might take place by this month-end. […]

The European Union (EU) has asked Sri Lanka to allow free access to UN officials investigating the allegations of human rights violations in the country. […]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa now in South Africa to pay his last respects to the former South African President Nelson Mandela today (10) attended the State Memorial Service for the late President that took place at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg. […]

Winning the Pace is a video documentary about the concept of 5Rs (Reconstruction, Reintegration, Rehabilitation, Resettlement & Reconciliation)- the founding principles of Sri Lanka’s Reconciliation Process and how they are being put into practice by Sri Lanka Army . Directed by Daniel Ridicki and produced by Video Image (Pvt) Ltd this video gives vital insight […]

“No country in the world has done so much work for promoting and strenghtening the ethnic reconciliation like Sri Lanka, within a short period of four years after the end of a brutal and prolonged war”,said Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva to Yasushi Akashi. […]

Several vehicle owners who had pumped petrol from a filling station in Menikhinna have reported technical problems with their vehicles. […]

Litro and Laugf Gas companies formally requested the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) to increase the price of the LP 12.5 kg gas cylinder by Rs 700 from the beginning of next year. The companies cite the rise in global gas prices as the reason for such a demand. […]

Prime Minister D. M Jayarathne should immediately resign or he should be arrested immediately if he fails to divulge the name of the official who had asked for the clearance of a container which had 131 Kg of heroin, the Jathika Hela Urumaya said. […]

Senior Japanese diplomat Mr. Yasushi Akashi called on President Mahinda Rajapaksa this morning at the President’s House. The President and Mr. Akashi discussed a number of matters including progress on the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC), the overall reconciliation process and general bilateral relations between Sri Lanka and Japan. […]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa will leave for South Africa to pay his last respects to late Nelson Mandela, an anti-apartheid icon and the country’s first black president, the Presidential Spokesman Mohan Samaranayake said. […]

Eight Deputy Inspector Generals (DIGs) had been transferred with effect from December 10 by Inspector General of Police (IGP) N. K. Illangakoon, the Police Department said. The transfers had been based on service requirements with the approval of the Secretary of the Defence the Police Department said. […]

Minister of External Affairs, G.L. Peiris, breaking the silence over the vehicles imported for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) said the vehicles will be used by the ministries. […]

Some countries had to support the UN resolutions against Sri Lanka over its human rights records due to factors which affected their bilateral relationship with the US, External affairs minister GL Peiris said on Saturday. […]

Starting from the 1st of January 2014, octane 90 petrol will be replaced by octane 92 petrol and will be sold at the same price as octane 90, the Chairman of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) said. […]

Anti-people smuggling measures the Australian government had introduced, including a ban on permanent protection visas for people who arrived before July 19 this year, demonstrated the strength of the government’s resolve, Immigration and Border Protection Minister Scott Morrison said. […]