Ranjan Ramanayake to get UNP district organiser post

Global Jewish advocacy group holds talks in Lanka

A delegation from the AJC, a leading global Jewish advocacy organization, has had talks in Sri Lanka with the Government and US officials. A statement by the AJC said that during the visit the AJC ?delegation joined Deputy Foreign Minister Harsha de Silva in launching the Sri Lankan-Jewish Friendship Association. The event was one element of a two-day program of meetings and consultations by a 16-member delegation, led by Jason Isaacson, AJC Associate Executive Director for Policy, and Robert

21 Oct, 2015

UN will continue to press for accountability

The United Nations (UN) says it will continue to press for accountability?in Sri Lanka over incidents related to the war. Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for UN?Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that?UNAssistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Miroslav Jen?a, who is currently in Sri Lanka, will discuss matters related to accountability with the Sri Lankan authorities. “Certainly we have always called for accountability and he’ll continue to press for that,”?Haq said in response to a que

22 Oct, 2015

Japanese prosecutor, Mahinda discuss way forward

Motoo Noguchi of the Supreme Public Prosecutor?s Office of Japan called on former President Mahinda Rajapaksa at his residence this morning. Former Minister of External Affairs Professor G.L Peiris was also present at the meeting. Former President Rajapaksa cordially welcomed Noguchi and referred to the warm and mutually supportive relationship between Sri Lanka and Japan and in particular the strong support which the government of Japan had extended to his government, especially with regard to

21 Oct, 2015