North Governor concerned over suffering of Northern people

Lanka releases 37 Chinese fishermen

Sri Lanka released 37 Chinese fishermen detained by its navy, China’s Xinhua state news agency reported on Monday, putting a quick end to what could have been a test of the increasingly close ties between Beijing and Colombo. Sri Lanka’s navy arrested the fishermen on Sunday night for fishing in Sri Lankan waters. They were aboard two trawlers off the country’s east coast town of Batticaloa, Xinhua said. The Chinese embassy had “urged Sri Lankan authorities to handle the issue in accordance wi

06 Aug, 2012

Diaspora against stability in Lanka

External Affairs Minister G L Peiris said that Tamil diasporas are still ?rigid? against stability in Sri Lanka even after the end of 26 years of military conflict in the South Asian nation. ?During the conflict, there was also fear of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) among the Tamils living inside Sri Lanka,? he said while presenting a paper titled ?Equity, Opportunity and Empowerment, A South Asian Perspective? during a discussion in the Bangladesh capital yesterday. Peiris claimed th

07 Aug, 2012

Lanka wants India to relax visa rules

Sri Lanka has sought some relaxation on employment visa from India and both countries are engaged in negotiations to simplify the visa regime, Commerce Minister Anand Sharma said on Saturday. Sharma, who is here on an official visit, met Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa over lunch on Saturday and discussed bilateral ties and the purpose of his visit to the island nation. The Minister also apprised Rajapaksa of the decisions taken during the visit and India’s decision to set up a Special

04 Aug, 2012