Mahinda appears before PRECIFAC to give a statement

New Zealand PM looks forward to Ranil’s visit next month

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key today announced Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, will visit New Zealand from 1-3 October. ?I am very pleased to welcome Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to New Zealand,? Key said in a statement. ?This will be the first time a Sri Lankan Prime Minister has undertaken a bilateral visit to New Zealand, and is an important step in the growing relationship between our two countries. ?When I visited Sri Lanka in February, I was struck by the range of exci

16 Sep, 2016

Sri Lanka determined to engage with the UN system

The Government says it believes engagement with the UN system and the Human Rights Mechanisms is in the best interest of the people of Sri Lanka, to obtain advice and views, and also expertise and technical assistance that will benefit Sri Lanka in terms of capacity building and ensuring the strengthening of local institutions. The Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the UN in Geneva Ravinatha P. Aryasinha said that following the Standing Invitation extended on 17 December 2015, to all UN

16 Sep, 2016

Mahinda calls for elections to assess public opinion

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa today called for the holding of elections to?assess public opinion on the current Government. Rajapaksa said that the?whole Nation is in a situation of uncertainty and chaos reigns in the administration and financial management of the country. In the midst of all this, he says the Government has postponed the local government elections indefinitely. “Having postponed elections, the Government has been engaged in an effort to show that they still have public

15 Sep, 2016