Anura reappointed Colombo Municipal Council Commissioner

Military to be disengaged from all commercial activity

The military?is to be disengaged from commercial activity, Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera said today. He said that the process is now underway and should be completed as part of the de-militarisation of?the country by 2018. The Foreign Minister said the Government wants to ensure military activities in the North and East are on par to what is seen in other parts of the country. He noted that the Government has already replaced the military governors in the North and East with civilian g

06 Jul, 2016

Sri Lanka calls for peaceful negotiations over South China Sea issue

Sri Lanka says?that the only way the South China Sea issue could be resolved was through peaceful, constructive and meaningful negotiations among concerned countries. Additional Media Secretary to Prime Minister Saman Athaudahetti told Xinhua that Sri Lanka firmly believed in resolving disputes through peaceful negotiations and called on all parties concerned to hold constructive talks. “We know there are some disputes and differences between some countries, therefore we believe that such disp

06 Jul, 2016

India offers to link its growth with neighbour Sri Lanka

In what can be called symbolic of its “neighbourhood first” policy, India has offered to link its growth story with southern neighbour Sri Lanka, the Indo-Asian News Service reported. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said this during a meeting with Sri Lankan Minister of Development Strategies and International Trade Malik Samarawickrama during his visit to New Delhi on July 4-5, it is reliably learnt. According to sources, discussions between Sushma Swaraj and Samarawickrama focussed o

07 Jul, 2016