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Chinese state councilor congratulates Sri Lanka’s new FM

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday congratulated Dinesh Gunawardena on assuming office as Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister, the Xinhua news agency reported. In his congratulatory message, Wang said China and Sri Lanka have always been treating each other with respect and equality since the establishment of their diplomatic relationship 62 years ago, and have formed a strategic cooperative partnership that features sincerity, mutual assistance and generations of friendshi

24 Nov, 2019

PM orders probe on damage to Tamil road name boards

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa had ordered an investigation into Tamil road name boards being vandalised or damaged in parts of the country. Member of the Colombo Municipal Council from the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna, Milinda Rajapaksa tweeted saying the Prime Minister had instructed the Police to arrest those responsible for removing the Tamil road name boards. Tamil street name boards had been found vandalised at multiple locations in the country. The Tamil name boards have been damaged

24 Nov, 2019

Vaiko to protest in Delhi ahead of Rajapaksa’s visit

Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) leader Vaiko Gopalaswamy is preparing to stage a protest in New Delhi this week ahead of the visit by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Rajapaksa is scheduled to visit New Delhi on Friday on an official visit and Vaiko has called on his party supporters to gather in Delhi on Thursday to stage a black flag protest. Vaiko has also called on the Indian Government to protect the interests of the Tamil population in Sri Lanka. In a statement he said, the e

24 Nov, 2019