Samurdhi officers stage protest near Parliament blocking traffic

Indian Parliament briefed on fishermen issue with Sri Lanka

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today informed the Indian Parliament that the Indian Government is taking up the issue of fishermen with the Sri Lankan Government through diplomatic channels, India TV reported. Making a statement in the Lok Sabha, Sushma said that the Sri Lankan Government has assured probe into the killing of an Indian fisherman allegedly by the Lankan Navy. However, she added that the Sri Lankan Navy has denied its involvement in the killing. “We have taken up the i

16 Mar, 2017

Four Sri Lankans arrested in India with forged passports

Indian police have arrested eight foreign nationals, four each from Sri Lanka and the UK for passport forgery and impersonation, the Times of India reported. Immigration officials caught the eight, including two women, from boarding gates at the international and domestic sections of Terminal 2 last Friday (March 10). After questioning them for four days, immigration officials learnt that the UK nationals, aged 27-56, had joined the human trafficking ring to help the Sri Lankans reach London.

16 Mar, 2017

Canada says visa requirements for Sri Lankan travellers the same

The High Commission of Canada to Sri Lanka and Embassy of Canada to Maldives says it is aware of recent erroneous media reporting on entry/visa requirements for Sri Lankan business and tourist travellers suggesting changes to Canada?s entry requirements for Sri Lankan travellers. The High Commission insisted that the claims are false. “Sri Lankan citizens require visas for travel to Canada. There have been no recent changes to visa requirements for Sri Lankan travellers. Any notification of ch

16 Mar, 2017