Wimal appears before Presidential commission on fraud

Maldives briefs Sri Lanka on sniper’s arrest

Maldives top representative in Sri Lanka has briefed the country’s foreign office about the arrest of a Sri Lankan sniper in the Maldives, the Maldives foreign ministry announced Monday, Haveeru Online reported. In a tweet, the foreign ministry said Maldives High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Zahiya Zareer met with the Sri Lankan foreign secretary ?in a scheduled meeting? Monday morning. ?? Zahiya meets Sri Lanka [foreign secretary and] briefs about the arrest of Sri Lankan national suspected of c

10 Nov, 2015

First batch of Tamil detainees to be freed

The first batch of Tamil detainees will be set free tomorrow, the Prisons Department said today after being informed of the decision by the relevant authorities. The Prisons Department said that the Attorney General has informed the Department that 31 Tamil detainees will be?given bail and can be freed tomorrow. The Prisons Department said that more Tamil detainees arrested under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) are expected to be given bail over the next few days. Tamil political prison

10 Nov, 2015

Sri Lanka, Bangladesh discuss strengthening ties

Sri Lanka and Bangladesh had talks on?further strengthening ties between both countries, the Foreign Ministry said. Dr Harsha De Silva, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, met Tarik Ahsan, High Commissioner of Bangladesh in Colombo, at Ministry of Foreign Affairs and discussed on further strengthening political, economic and cultural relations between the two countries. Among other matters the Deputy Minister reiterated the importance of establishing linkages between the ports?of Bangladesh an

10 Nov, 2015