Railway strike called off following talks

Basil to attend FUTA press con

Economic?Development?Minister Basil Rajapaksa is to attend the joint press conference of the Higher Education Ministry and the?Federation of University Teachers Association (FUTA) today. The government information department said that the joint press conference will be held at the Economic Development Ministry this afternoon. Higher Education Minister S.B. Dissanayake had earlier told Parliament yesterday that he will be attending a joint media briefing with FUTA today. The joint press briefi

11 Oct, 2012

Wreckage of missing Lion Air flight located

The wreckage of the Lion Air passenger flight shot down by the LTTE in 1998 killing 48 passengers and 7 crew members, has been found, and the Navy is now exploring the?possibility?of salvaging what’s left of the plane, the Island newspaper reported today The newspaper?quoted??security sources as saying that based on information provided by an LTTE cadre, a Navy diving team located the wreckage on the sea bed off Iranativu Island last week. The Navy team located two aircraft wings, three tyres,

12 Oct, 2012

Sri Lanka and India hold nuclear talks

The first round of talks between India and Sri Lanka on comprehensive civil nuclear cooperation was held in New Delhi today. The Indian delegation was led by Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs in India Harsh Vardhan Shringla and included representatives from the Department of Atomic Energy of India. The Sri Lankan delegation was led by I. Ansar, Additional Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs in Sri Lanka and included representatives from the Atomic Energy Authority a

12 Oct, 2012