Inaugural Kazakhstan winter flight arrives at BIA

Karzai to attend Defence Seminar in Colombo

Former President of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai will attend the annual defence seminar which will be held next month. The Ministry of Defence said that final touches are now underway in preparation for ‘Defence Seminar – 2015’ which will be held on September ?1-2 at the Colombo Galadari Hotel with the participation of more than 350 participants, including 62 foreign delegates and distinguished statesmen. This year?s sessions, themed on ‘National Security in the Context of Emerging Global Threats

25 Aug, 2015

Government briefs US on domestic war crimes probe

The Government today briefed the United States on the domestic process to investigate alleged war crimes, ahead of a critical report set to be released in Geneva. Sri Lanka and the United States also?reaffirmed a commitment to work towards reconciliation after the new Government took office. Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera met visiting US Secretary of State Nisha Biswal and briefed her on the?measures being taken to address concerns regarding alleged human rights violations, including ind

25 Aug, 2015

Over 700 arrested in polls related police raids

The police said that over 700 people were arrested in election related raids conducted by the police from the time nominations were called for till yesterday. According to the police media unit, 334 raids were conducted by the police and 739 people had been arrested. The arrests had been made for violating election laws, the police media unit said in a statement today. The police said that 408 complaints had also been received in relation to election law violations or violence and 185 suspect

25 Aug, 2015