President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Saturday stressed that he greatly valued the independence of the judiciary. Addressing senior journalists, artistes and writers at Temple Trees after officiating at the distribution of free laptops and interest free vehicle loans to them, the President said he had been a practising lawyer for 19 years and that he had […]
The Government has decided to give 51, 420 graduates currently undergoing training in the State Sector permanent appointments next year in accordance with regulations pertaining to Development Service Officers. All arrangements have been made to assign them as graduate trainees to ministries and departments by the 30th of this month. […]
Minister of External Affairs G. L. Peiris who is in New Delhi for the 12th Meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC) that is currently chaired by India, met the Minister of External Affairs of India, Salman Khurshid, on 2 November. This was the first meeting […]
Major General M.Hathurusinghe, Commander Security Forces Jaffna, Sri Lanka Army and H.E the Ambassador Sarrath Kongahage participated at the 2nd International Symposium on protection against the effect of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear hazards (CBRN) in Berlin from 22nd to 24th October 2012. […]
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Sri Lanka took place this afternoon at the United Nations Headquarters in Geneva, amidst Member States and Observers of the Human Rights Council. The country’s opening Statement was delivered to the Council by Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe, Minister of Plantation Industries, Special Envoy of the President on Human Rights and […]
Another murder was reported from Kahwatta when a 66-year-old woman found dead with severe injuries in a house in Warapitiya, Kahawatta yesterday. The victim had been slashed to death by unidentified persons when her son was away at work and she was alone in her house, Kahawatta Police said. […]
Sri Lanka’s government has made it all but impossible for victims of human rights abuses to get justice, a Geneva-based human rights body that monitors legal matters said on Thursday. The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), grouping 60 prominent judges and lawyers from around the world, said the judiciary in Sri Lanka was under increasing […]
Deputy Minister of External Affairs, Hon. Neomal Perera, made an official visit to the Czech Republic from 24-27 October 2012 for annual bilateral consultations with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic. The Deputy Minister met with his counterpart Hon. Thomas Dub and senior officials of the Czech Republic on 26th October 2012, […]