Handunetti, Mayadunne picked by JVP for National List

Sri Lanka, Georgia conclude first session of political consultations

The First Session of Political Consultations between Sri Lanka and Georgia was held from 3-4 August 2016 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Colombo, the Foreign Ministry said today. The inaugural political consultations were preceded by the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Political Consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka and Georgia. The consultations between the two countries served as the first formal process to comprehensively review the bila

05 Aug, 2016

PUCSL rejects CEB least cost long term generation proposal

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has rejected a proposal made by the Ceylon Electricity Board in its least cost long term generation plan. In a letter to the CEB, the?PUCSL said that the proposed plan does not justify some of the condition put in place by the PUCSL when the proposal was called for. Taking into consideration that the Sampur power plant will also be delayed and that a grave situation may arise between 2017 and 2020 in meeting the electricity demand of Sri Lan

06 Aug, 2016

UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues here in October

The UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues?Rita Izs?k is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka next month. Rita Izs?k is to visit Sri Lanka from 10 October to 20 October, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights said. In March the Government had noted several inaccuracies in the report by Rita Izs?k-Ndiaye which was submitted to the UN Human Rights Council. The Government had said it was disappointed that incorrect, inaccurate and misleading references had been made to Sri Lanka in an im

04 Aug, 2016