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G.L heading to New Delhi

Foreign Minister G L Peiris will be visiting New Delhi later this month, the New Indian Express reported. Sources said that Peiris will be heading to Delhi for a day-long visit on August 18, with the invitation letter for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Colombo from November 15 to 17. While sources did not say if Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will accept it, there was indication that the decision to participate will be taken later. It will

07 Aug, 2013

Weliweriya tarnished army image

The campaign of the pro LTTE diaspora tarnishing the image of the Sri Lankan Army labeling them as an army of genocide, received a boost from Weliweriya incident, UNP MP Karu Jayasuriya said today. He said the incident has created a good opportunity to the evil forces which are waiting to weaken Sri Lanka?s security forces. ?The incident in Weliveriya has become a key subject locally as well as internationally.? We do not intend to get cheap pleasure politically from this incident. But definitel

07 Aug, 2013

India meeting Lanka?s needs

The phased approach of India?s assistance to Sri Lanka is in line with the needs and requirements of the people of Sri Lanka at any given time, as articulated through the Government of Sri Lanka, the Indian High Commissioner in Sri Lanka Y.K. Sinha?said. Sinha ?said that India?s assistance has been able to make a difference in the lives of the people in the conflict-affected areas. He recalled the dispatch of emergency relief assistance in November 2008 in the form of 2,50,000 family packs compr

06 Aug, 2013