Cabinet sub-committee appointed on child abuse

MR says no new casino license

President Mahinda Rajapaksa says new licenses will not be given to open casinos in the country. Speaking to media heads at a breakfast meetings in Colombo today the President insisted that since he came to power licenses have not been issued for new casinos, bars or betting centers. He said that moves are now underway to introduce new laws to control the operations of existing casinos in the country. The President said that designated areas will be identified from where casinos can operate as op

21 Jun, 2013

Sri Lanka boosts Cuban ties

Sri Lanka has forged diplomatic ties and further strengthened its relationships with a large number of countries in Latin America, Africa and the Caribbean, Sri Lanka?s Ambassador to Cuba, Sarath Dissanayake said. In a wide ranging interview with Radio Havana?s flagship programme ?The world where we live in? the Ambassador said that both Sri Lanka and Cuba being two island nations, have many things in common and shared perspectives on matters of mutual interest. He said that the relations betwee

21 Jun, 2013

PSC will deal with 13A

President Mahinda Rajapaksa says the proposed Parliament Select Committee will deal with the changes that need to be made to the 13th Amendment to the Constitution. He also insisted that the Indo-Lanka accord of 1987 has not been violated by the government nor has India indicated anything to Sri Lanka to that effect. The President also said that the scheduled visit of Indian National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon to Sri Lanka next month is to discuss regional security issues and not the 13t

21 Jun, 2013