Shantha Bandara to replace Hizbulla in Parliament

Sri Lanka, Georgia conclude first session of political consultations

The First Session of Political Consultations between Sri Lanka and Georgia was held from 3-4 August 2016 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Colombo, the Foreign Ministry said today. The inaugural political consultations were preceded by the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Political Consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka and Georgia. The consultations between the two countries served as the first formal process to comprehensively review the bila

05 Aug, 2016

Madras court dismisses case filed against Srilankan airlines

The Madras High Court has dismissed a case filed against Srilankan airlines by a travel agent in Tiruchi. The Madras High Court Bench said travel agents cannot file writ petitions against airline companies, especially if they happen to be foreign airlines, seeking a direction to issue air tickets without demanding additional charges. Justice M. Venugopal passed the order while dismissing a writ petition filed by Ameer Travels of Tiruchi seeking a direction to Srilankan Airlines to confirm tick

06 Aug, 2016

Office on reconciliation welcomes ICRC report on missing persons

The Office for National Unity & Reconciliation (ONUR) headed by former President Chandrika Kumaratunga welcomed the report titled ?Living With?Uncertainty: Needs Of The Families Of Missing Persons In Sri Lanka? released by the International?Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) last week which highlighted the plight of families of the missing?persons and recommendations for the authorities to consider. ONUR, which has been established with a mandate of promoting and providing for a society that?res

05 Aug, 2016