Government decides to scrap Grade 5 scholarship exam

Sri Lankan delegation to visit Reunion Island next week

On an invitation from the French Agency for Development (AFD), an Official Delegation headed by M I M Rafeek, Secretary to the Ministry of National Policies and Economic Affairs will visit the Reunion Island from 1st to 7th of April 2017, the French Embassy in Colombo said today. The delegation is comprised of key public officers, Rathnayake, Director General of Department of External Resources, Mudalige, Director General of the Department of National Planning and representatives from Ministry

31 Mar, 2017

USS Comstock concludes humanitarian training in Sri Lanka

USS Comstock (LSD 45) departed Sri Lanka today following a week of exchanges with the Sri Lankan Navy and Marine Corps.? These exercises focused on improving humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts and coordination, the third such military-to-military exchange between U.S. Sailors and Marines and their Sri Lankan counterparts in the past 12 months. ?We hope to build upon past successes and do what we can to exchange best naval practices for regional security and humanitarian assista

01 Apr, 2017

Amnesty says victims of disappearance cannot wait

Sri Lanka will not break with its violent past until it reckons with the cruel history of enforced disappearance and delivers justice to as many as 100,000 families who have spent years waiting for it, Amnesty International said today in a new report, revealing the enduring scars of a conflict that has been forgotten by the world.? Amnesty International?s report,??Only Justice can heal our wounds?,?will be launched by the organization?s Secretary General Salil Shetty at a meeting with families

02 Apr, 2017