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Award winning Sri Lankan writer, poet Carl Muller passed away

Award winning Sri Lankan writer and poet Carl Muller has passed away, his family said in a statement today. The Gratiaen Award winning writer is best known for his trilogy about Burghers in Sri Lanka: The Jam Fruit Tree, Yakada Yaka and Once Upon A Tender Time. A statement from his family said: Carl Muller ? In memory of our father At two o?clock on the morning of the 2nd of December 2019, Carl Muller breathed his last. He had been suffering from dementia that was getting progressively wors

04 Dec, 2019

Sri Lanka tells China and India to respect its identity as a sovereign nation

Sri Lanka has told China and India to respect its identity as a sovereign nation. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa tweeted inviting global powers, including China and India to invest in Sri Lanka. However, he also urged both countries to respect Sri Lanka’s unique identity as a sovereign nation. “I invite global powers including #India & #China to place your trust us and invest in our future, while respecting our unique identity as a sovereign nation #visioninaction #ActioningTheBlueprint,” he tw

05 Dec, 2019

Maldives seeks to work closely with Sri Lanka

The Maldives today said that it is keen to work closely with the new Sri Lankan Government. The Maldives Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid met President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena for talks today. On his meeting with the President, the Maldives Foreign Minister tweeted saying he conveyed felicitations from the Maldives President to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. He said he also conveyed the strong commitment of the Mald

05 Dec, 2019