President’s office insists no official communication from Singapore

Ranil holds talks with GTF which Gota banned

President Ranil Wickremesinghe had a rare discussion with the Global Tamil Forum (GTF), a diaspora organization which was earlier banned in Sri Lanka by former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. GTF spokesman Suren Surendiran and a group of monks met the President and presented the Joint Himalayan Declaration. Surendiran told Colombo Gazette that they also met the Chief Prelates in Kandy. The President’s office said that Wickremesinghe engaged in discussions with a diverse delegation representing

08 Dec, 2023

Navy detains 21 Indian fishermen in Sri Lankan waters

The Sri Lanka Navy detained 21 Indian fishermen who were poaching in Sri Lankan waters, at two separate locations. The Navy said the arrests were made?off Mannar and off Kovilan, Kankasanthurei. The North Central Naval Command and Northern Naval Command deployed their Fast Attack Craft and Inshore Patrol Craft to chase away a cluster of Indian trawlers engaging in illegal fishing in Sri Lankan waters on the evening of 06th?December. The North Central Naval Command detained 01 Indian trawler t

07 Dec, 2023

Sri Lanka briefs EU on moves to address post-conflict issues

Sri Lanka briefed the EU Court of Justice on moves to address post-conflict issues in the country. Ambassador Grace Asirwatham made a farewell visit to President Koen Lenaerts of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) at the Court premises in Luxembourg. Her term as Ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg, and Head of Mission to the European Union is concluding by the end of December 2023. During the meeting, the Ambassador briefed President Lenaerts on the ongoing efforts to address out

08 Dec, 2023