Former UK PM David Cameron holds talks with RW

02 Jan, 2023

Former British Prime Minister David Cameron held talks with President Ranil Wickremesinghe in Colombo.

They discussed the state of the economy and other issues.

Cameron, who is on a private visit to Sri Lanka, met President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Presidential Secretariat.

The President’s Media Division said that during a friendly discussion, Cameron extended his best wishes to President Wickremesinghe for the New Year.

President’s Senior Adviser on National Security and President’s Chief of Staff, Sagala Ratnayake, President’s Secretary Saman Ekanayake and Director of International Affairs for the President were also present at the discussion. (Colombo Gazette)

Recommended For You

Activist Lahiru Weerasekara and 2 others granted bail

Activist Lahiru Weerasekara and two others who were arrested during a recent protest in Colombo, have been granted bail. The Colombo Fort Magistrates’ Court granted bail to Lahiru Weerasekara Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) activist Duminda Nagamuwa and the Venerable Rathkarawwe Jinarathana Thera. A number of Police officers were reportedly injured during a clash with the protesters. The Police had later used tear gas and water on the protest in Colombo and arresting the activists. (Colombo G

03 Apr, 2024

Migrant maids from Sri Lanka at risk of being duped in Singapore

Migrant maids from Sri Lanka are at risk of being duped in Singapore with the country’s Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam saying that as many as 500 migrant maids working in Singapore fell victim to scams last year. He said this was an increase of 18 per cent from the 423 cases of duping reported in 2022. Most of the domestic workers in Singapore come from India, Sri Lanka and Southeast Asian countries. Responding to a question in Parliament on Wednesday, Shanmugam said that agencies regularl

04 Apr, 2024

Sirisena refuses to make a statement in court

Former President Maithripala Sirisena has refused to make a statement in court regarding the Easter Sunday attacks. Sirisena informed court through his lawyers that there was no need for him to make a statement in court over his recent claims regarding the Easter Sunday attacks. The former President said that he had already made a statement to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). Sirisena was earlier instructed to make a statement in court, Thursday. The CID had recorded a statement

03 Apr, 2024

Colombo Gazette is a leading news and entertainment website, covering stories related to Sri Lanka. The content consists of text based news, photos and videos and is linked to social media websites including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, to provide a wider coverage for its stories.