Minister of Minor Export Crop Promotion, Reginald Cooray, and three delegates visited Brazil during the period from 21-26 October 2012 on a trade promotion mission for Sri Lankan spices. […]

The controversial transfer of the HQI of the Kahawatte Police was cancelled on Wednesday. […]

David Cameron is being urged by MPs to consider boycotting next year’s Commonwealth summit in Sri Lanka in protest at its human rights record. The Commons Foreign Affairs Committee said it was wrong for Colombo to host the heads of government meeting amid reports of continuing “serious abuses”. The PM should not attend unless he […]

Two Sri Lankan men were charged yesterday with the murder of a former commander of Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tigers rebel group in Paris, a French judicial source said. Nadarajah Mathinthiran was gunned down on November 8 as he was leaving the headquarters of the Tamil Co-ordination Committee in France (CCTF), an organisation regarded as a […]

Mohan Samaranayake was appointed as the new Media Spokesman to the President in addition to his post as the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation, the President’s Media Division (PMD) stated. Ms. Anuradha Herath was appointed as the Director of International Media, the PMD stated. Bandula Jayasekera, who earlier held the position, is to […]

The Mount Lavinia Police arrested a couple in Polgasowita along with 4000 packets of Heroin. […]

Sri Lanka and Uganda look forward to enhancing bilateral trade between the two countries, with potential for a significant increase in many sectors. During bilateral discussions with Ugandan President Gen. Yoveri Kaguta Museveni at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo this morning President Mahinda Rajapaksa pointed out the need to significantly enhance trade between the two […]

Politics.co.uk – By Alex Gangitano The Commonwealth’s decision to hold a heads of government meeting in the Sri Lankan city of Colombo was wrong, according to a new report. A foreign affairs committee report today looked at evidence of serious human rights abuses in the country, whose capital is to hold the 2013 Commonwealth heads […]

COLOMBO, Nov 13 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s state-run oil firm Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) said on Tuesday that a $60 million arbitration award to Deutsche Bank (Xetra: 514000 – news) early this month was against the island nation’s government and not against the firm. […]

By R. K. Radhakrishnan Sri Lanka granted India consular access to its prisoners at the Welikada prison, the site of bloody clashes that left 27 dead and over 40 injured on Friday. High Commission officials made a physical verification of the 39 prisoners and said that they were all unharmed. […]

Galle District Senior Superintendent of Police Vaas Gunawardena has been transferred to Ratnapura District effective immediately, police spokesman said. […]

By Shenali Waduge This article seeks to clarify and obtain explanation for why the Vatican encourages the spread of the Catholic faith through all channels in majority-Catholic nations whilst in nations where Catholics remain the minority it professes the notion of multiculturalism and equal status to all religions? The case in point emerges from the […]

Deepavali, known as the Festival of Light, has special significance as an expression of spiritual richness in the Hindu tradition, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said in a message to mark Deepavali. The President said:“It marks the victory of good over evil, and bringing the light of knowledge over the darkness of ignorance that are the eternal […]

Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake said in open court today that she will withdraw from hearing all cases pertaining to depositors of Golden Key and Ceylinco Shriram. Bandaranayake on Thursday denied financial wrongdoing alleged in an impeachment brought by the ruling party, vowing to remain in office and defend her innocence. […]

Sri Lankan delegationled by Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa met the Chinese Defence Minister Liang Guanglie on Sunday (11) in Beijing. At this meeting China and Sri Lanka strengthened their defence relations by pledging to boost relations between the two countries and their militaries. […]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa said his government will do its utmost to ensure the well-being of War Heroes and their families. “Our War Heroes fought fearlessly to secure the Motherland and leave a country for all to live in peace and without fear,” he said at the opening of the third Abimansala in Kamburupitiya on Saturday. […]