Sri Lanka to release Indian fishing boats

Somali pirates free Lankan seaman

A Sri Lankan seaman who was on the?vessel ?MV Orana? owned by an Ajman based shipping company, Kassab Inter Shipping LLC, which was hijacked by Somali pirates on 2nd December 2010 with twenty crew members on board, has been freed, the External Affairs Ministry said today. The Ministry of External Affairs, through the Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Dubai and the High Commission of Sri Lanka in Nairobi, was in constant contact with the owner of the vessel with a view of securing the release of

11 Jan, 2013

Commonwealth tells Lanka to consider consequences

Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma has urged the Sri Lankan Government to pause for further careful consideration following the passage by the country?s Parliament of the impeachment motion against the Chief Justice of Sri Lanka. ?The impeachment of a Chief Justice is a very serious matter. In this particular case, it has called into question aspects of the Constitution of Sri Lanka,” he said in a statement. He said that the Commonwealth, collectively, is profoundly concerned about t

12 Jan, 2013

Britain in talks with Lanka on floating armory

Britain is in talks with the Sri Lankan authorities to use a floating armory, the Guardian newspaper reported. Avant Garde Maritime Services (AGMS), a Sri Lankan company that works in partnership with the country’s government, is one of the major operators of floating armouries. The company’s chairman, Nissanka Senadhipathi, said there were “thousands of weapons” on his company’s ships. AGMS charges US$25 a day to store the weapons and ammunition, with 800 to 1,000 movements on and off the armou

11 Jan, 2013