Girl injured in Piliyandala shooting succumbs to injuries

Sri Lanka to sign Convention on Cluster Munitions

President Maithripala Sirisena, as the Minister of Defence, has obtained cabinet approval to sign the?Convention on Cluster Munitions. The Government says the Sri Lanka armed forces have never used cluster bombs and showing its commitment on preventing use of cluster bombs, it was decided to accede to the convention which was ratified by 102 countries. Last year the Government had said at the 7th Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions that Sri Lanka fully recognizes t

28 Feb, 2018

Canada and Sri Lanka discuss advancing reconciliation

Assistant Deputy Minister for Asia Pacific of Global Affairs Canada, Donald Bobiash, met Foreign Minister Tilak Marapana and Foreign Secretary Prasad Kariyawasam, the Foreign Ministry said today. The discussions included exploring possibilities for improving trade, promoting Canada as a destination for Sri Lankan students, advancing reconciliation in Sri Lanka, and setting up a mechanism for structured regular engagement between Canada and Sri Lanka, the?Foreign Ministry said in a short stateme

28 Feb, 2018

India given assurance Hambantota will not be given to foreign Navy

India has been given an assurance that the Hambantota port will not be given to any foreign Navy. Chief of Defence Staff Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne, who is currently in India, dismissed speculations surrounding the Hambantota port. ?I can assure that no action whatsoever will be taken which will jeopardize India?s security concerns,? he said, according to The Hindu newspaper. Wijegunaratna stated that their leaders had assured India that Sri Lanka would not enter into any military allianc

27 Feb, 2018