One?man committee to probe garbage dump tragedy

Amal Clooney holds talks with Ranil Wickremesinghe

Renowned human rights lawyer Amal Clooney has had?talks with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on the issue involving former Maldives President?Mohamed Nasheed. Clooney, the wife of Hollywood actor?George Clooney, was in the Maldives as part of a legal team pushing for Nasheed’s release before she arrived in Sri Lanka. In Sri Lanka, she also met with the US Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives Atul Keshap and other diplomats. Meanwhile protests were staged in the Maldives today demandin

11 Sep, 2015

Lanka to shift from Geneva to economic diplomacy

The Government says it will look to shift focus from the human rights issue in Geneva to discussing economic ties with its foreign partners. Deputy Foreign Minister Dr. Harsha de Silva said that Sri Lanka has a lot to do post Geneva and will look to engage in economic diplomacy. Speaking to reporters after assuming duties today, Dr. Harsha de Silva said that the Foreign Ministry will take Sri Lanka?s foreign policy towards the economic front. He said that earlier the international community s

11 Sep, 2015

Ranil?s Delhi visit likely to strengthen India-Sri Lanka ties

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe?s visit to India next week is expected to strengthen Sri Lanka?s ties with India, Asia Times reported. Wickremesinghe is scheduled to visit India between 14 and 16 September. This is his first official visit abroad since he was appointed Prime Minister in January by the new President Maithripala Sirisena. That Wickremesinghe ? like Sirisena in February ? chose Delhi as the destination of his first state visit should reassure India of the priority it enjoys in

10 Sep, 2015