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UK says terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka cannot be ruled out

Terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka cannot be ruled out, the British Foreign and Commonwealth office said in an updated travel advise on Sri Lanka. The advise on Sri Lanka was updated?following a review of the way in which the UK Government describes the threat from terrorism in travel advice for all countries and territories. The UK Government says there is no change in the UK Government?s assessment of the level of threat from terrorism in Sri Lanka. The military conflict between the Government

14 Jun, 2017

Government defends decision to regain EU GSP plus

  The Government today defended the decision to regain the GSP plus trade concession from the European Union (EU). Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera noted that former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, in a statement titled ?Government should not create unrealistic expectations about GSP Plus? had said that?that obtaining the GSP Plus facility is trivial, since Sri Lanka is very close to passing the threshold of an upper middle income country. “He conveniently hides a fundamental issue. A countr

14 Jun, 2017

Gnanasara Thero files case against move to arrest him

The General Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS), the Venerable?Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero, has filed a petition in court against moves to arrest him. The Venerable?Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero filed the petition in the Supreme Court through his lawyers. The BBS says Gnanasara Thero is in hiding?as there is an alleged threat to his life. The Police had said two weeks ago that?Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero is to be arrested for obstructing Police duty and over several other complain

13 Jun, 2017