One person killed following shooting incident in Athurugiriya

Government notes people?s purses must feel benefits

The Government says the people?s purses must feel the benefits of reconciliation, peace and ethnic harmony. Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera told the 20th Meeting of the Governing Council of the Community of Democracies in Geneva that the Government wants to make Sri Lanka a post-conflict democratic success story and looks forward to international support in this endeavour. ?The Government of Sri Lanka has no doubt that as the necessary political and economic reforms take place, investment

03 Mar, 2016

No tsunami threat to Sri Lanka following Indonesia quake

The Disaster Management Centre says there is no tsunami threat to Sri Lanka following the massive quake which struck?Indonesia late this evening. Indonesia issued a tsunami warning after a massive and shallow earthquake struck off the west coast of the island of Sumatra, an area hit badly by the 2004 Indian Ocean quake and tsunami. The warning was issued for West Sumatra, North Sumatra and Aceh after the quake of magnitude 7.9, the National Meteorolgical Agency said, according to the Reuters n

02 Mar, 2016

US tells UNHRC it sees hope and promise in Sri Lanka

The United States has told the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) it sees the hope and promise of nations, like Sri Lanka and Burma, taking stock of the aspirations of their citizens and setting out on a new journey to meet those aspirations. US?Deputy Secretary of State?Antony J. Blinken, speaking at the UNHRC in Geneva?said that it is important for the Council to remain engaged with countries like Sri Lanka, as the Governments confront their legacies of human rights violations and address the ch

03 Mar, 2016