Bribery Commission files case against State Minister Fowzie

Cops arrest 53 over dengue

A special police operation was carried out in Colombo today to look for dengue mosquito breeding grounds and 53 people were subsequently arrested, the police media unit said. The police said that the special operation was carried out on the instructions of Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The police said that Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena had sought the assistance of the Defence Ministry to crackdown on dengue mosquito grounds. Following this request it was decided to carry out sp

01 Jul, 2012

Peiris briefs Japan on developments

External Affairs Minister Professor G.L. Peiris met Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba ?at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tokyo today and briefed him on the developments in Sri Lanka. The External Affairs Ministry said that Minister Peiris provided his Japanese counterpart with a detailed account of the current developments in Sri Lanka in respect of all aspects of revival of the economy and the continuing reconciliation process. He also thanked the government of Japan for its consis

02 Jul, 2012

US to continue GSP for Lanka

Ron Kirk The United States has decided to continue with the GSP trade?benefits?for Sri Lanka, the US Embassy in Colombo said today. The Embassy said that United States Trade Representative (USTR) Ron Kirk announced yesterday that USTR has closed the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) country practice review on worker rights in Sri Lanka without any change to Sri Lanka?s GSP trade benefits. The action follows an interagency review of a petition filed by the AFL-CIO in 2008 alleging shortc

30 Jun, 2012