We are dedicated to make Namal Rajapaksa President says the Project Minister of Ports and Highways, Mr. Rohitha Abeygunawardene. The Minister was speaking at a ceremony held in a temple at Nalluruwa in Panadura. Mr. Namal Rajapaksa too had been present on he occasion. Speaking …
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said pushing asylum seeker boats back at sea without a proper consideration of an individual’s need for protection could place Australia in breach of its international obligations. ”Any such blanket approach would potentially place Australia in breach of its …
New Delhi should take firm efforts to bring forward a resolution at the UNHRC sessions next month for conducting a referendum among Ilangkai Tamils, said a resolution passed by Tamil Eelam Supporters Organisation (TESO) in Chennai on Monday(4). The other resolutions of the TESO reiterated …
Sri Lanka has suspended sending maids to work in Saudi Arabia following an international outcry over the beheading of a young Lankan housemaid in the Kingdom. The Chairman of the Association of Licensed Foreign Employment Agencies (ALFEA) said the Government had ecided to suspend sending …
In his address to the nation, on the 65th Independence Anniversary celebrations, held in Trincomalee, President Mahinda Rajapakse said that “The UN charter gives no powers to interfere in internal affairs of countriesthat nothing contained in the present UN charter has authorised it to intervene …
“‘I reiterate the resolve expressed by the Tamil Nadu assembly June 8, 2011 to urge the Indian government to initiate action by working with other nations for imposition of an economic embargo on the Sri Lankan Government till the Tamils living in camps are resettled …
Opposition and United National Party (UNP) Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe challenged the government to go for a referendum to extend the term of Parliament. The opposition leader alleged the government’s latest attempt was to hold a referendum to extend the term of the parliament in order …
Courtesy: The Australian Opposition immigration spokesman Scott Morrison said he would toughen the Coalition’s policies after this week visiting Sri Lanka with Deputy Opposition Leader Julie Bishop. Mr Morrison will bring plans before senior colleagues that would see boosts in assistance to Sri Lanka’s navy …
Mr. Amunugama said there was no reason for any adverse impact at the Human Rights Council session in March responding to questions regarding the impeachment responding to report of a US-sponsored resolution against Sri Lanka. While claiming that the country has done much more than …
The Moratuwa University said it would relocate the National Diploma in Technology (NDT) programme to a new location in Diyagama, Homagama on a proposal by higher education minister S.B. Dissanayake. This action is being taken to prevent further violence between the two student groups. On …