Mangala says media now free to write anything

SLPP to oppose process to submit new Constitution

The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) says it will oppose the process being followed by the Government to submit a new Constitution to Parliament. SLPP Chairman, Professor G.L Peiris said that the Government is attempting to submit a new Constitution to Parliament before February 4th. He noted that the Government has already submitted reports related to the new Constitution to Parliament. Professor G.L Peiris said that the SLPP is against the process being followed by the Government to submi

14 Jan, 2019

Sri Lankan delegation to visit Pakistan for talks with civil service

A 12-member delegation of Sri Lankan Government officers is visiting Pakistan from January 14 to 21, 2019, organized by the High Commission of Pakistan, Colombo in collaboration with Pakistan?s prestigious National School of Public Policy, the Pakistan High Commission in Colombo said today. The delegation members paid a courtesy call on High Commissioner of Pakistan, Major General (R) Dr. Shahid Ahmad Hashmat at High Commission?s premises. The High Commissioner said that this visit will provid

14 Jan, 2019

Meeting between Sri Lanka and IMF postponed

A meeting between Sri Lanka and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington has been postponed,?Minister of Economic Reform and Public Distribution Dr. Harsha de Silva said. He said that the meeting had been postponed owing to a snow storm in? in Washington. “All meetings at @IMFNews including #SriLanka with MD @Lagarde rescheduled as ?snow storm? forces them to close. Having lived in US Midwest previously I am surprised how such little snow can shut the Capital down. Repayment of USD

14 Jan, 2019