Mannapperuma appointed State Minister of Mahaweli Development and Environment

Sharma says Commonwealth will back Sri Lanka

Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma says the Commonwealth remains committed to supporting Sri Lanka in continuing to strengthen its culture of democracy, pluralism, human rights, sustainable development, the rule of law, and other fundamental Commonwealth values and principles. In a statement at the end of his visit to Sri Lanka today, Sharma also reiterated that the 2013 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting will be held in Sri Lanka and he expects it to have a focus on inclusive

13 Feb, 2013

Lankans expelled from UK allege torture

The British Guardian newspaper has reported?quoting?the Home Office as saying that?fifteen Sri Lankan nationals claimed they were tortured and subjected to inhuman and degrading treatment after they were forcibly removed to the country by the UK Border Agency. In a freedom of information (FoI) request, the Home Office revealed that between the end of the island’s civil war in 2009 and September 2012, 15 failed asylum seekers managed to escape back to Britain after being removed by the agency, th

13 Feb, 2013

Sri Lanka still wants good ties with the EU

The Sri Lankan government says it still wants to maintain good ties with the European Union (EU). A statement by the External Affairs Ministry?quoted Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Belgium, P.M. Amza, as saying that as?sovereign nation states?Europe and Sri Lanka may take different paths to achieve the same goals of good governance, social justice, equity and stability but the?resolve to strengthen the existing relations and move forward remains undiminished. ?Sri Lanka?s relations with the Europe is

13 Feb, 2013