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China seeks to intensify coordination with Sri Lanka

China is seeking to intensify coordination with Sri Lanka, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said. Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Luo Zhaohui met with outgoing Sri Lankan Ambassador to China, Karunasena Kodituwakku. During the meeting Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Luo Zhaohui had said that both Sri Lanka and China should intensify coordination, enhance high-level exchanges, and promote mutually beneficial cooperation under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative to constantly bring benefits to

02 Jan, 2020

Nushad Perera to head Lanka Sathosa

Marketing professional and a member of Dialog?s senior management team Nushad Perera has been appointed as the Chairman of Lanka Sathosa, the state owned retail chain. Perera has over 30 years of working experience in operationalising strategy in multiple disciplines and geographies. He led the team that created ?The Future Today? in Dialog and has worked in the South East Asian region covering multiple terrains in Malaysia, Indonesia, Nepal and Bangladesh. He was the founder and CEO of Dialo

02 Jan, 2020

Justice Minister backs death penalty for drug smugglers

Justice Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva has backed a proposal to implement the death penalty for drug smugglers. Speaking at the Justice Ministry today, Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva said that there are other countries which implement the death penalty for similar offences. He questioned why Sri Lanka could not implement the death penalty when countries like the US, Australia and Singapore did. Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva charged that foreign pressure was only exerted on Sri Lanka wh

01 Jan, 2020