Two Navy officers remanded for threatening witnesses

UNFPA?s Asia-Pacific Regional Director to visit Sri Lanka

The newly appointed Asia Pacific Regional Director of United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Bjorn Andersson, is to arrive in Sri Lanka on 6 October 2017 for a 5-day mission. This will be his first official mission since taking up his post as Regional Director in September 2017. Anderson will participate in the 12th?General Assembly of the Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD), which will be held in Colombo this year. The AFPPD is a regional non-governmental org

05 Oct, 2017

Sri Lanka offers support to Bosnia and Herzegovina for EU integration

Sri Lanka has offered support to Bosnia and Herzegovina in its quest for European integration, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. The Foreign Ministry said the offer was made during Foreign Minister? Tilak Marapana’s visit to?Bosnia and Herzegovina. Marapana had talks with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Igor Crnadak and?Deputy Foreign Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina Josip Brkic. During the meeting with?Deputy Foreign Minister Josip Brkic the?Deputy Minister ex

05 Oct, 2017

US and Sri Lanka partner to expand maritime security engagement

The US Navy and Marines and Sri Lankan Navy and Marines launched the annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise in Trincomalee, the US Embassy in Colombo said today. ?The U.S. Navy is pleased to add Sri Lanka to our list of CARAT partners in 2017 as part of our larger efforts to expand both bilateral and multilateral maritime security engagement across the Indo-Pacific region,? said Commodore Robert Baughman, Commander, Task Force-75. Robert Hilton, Charg? d’affaires of

05 Oct, 2017