President Rajapaksa to attend UN General Assembly

Nine Sri Lankans arrested in Indonesia

Immigration officers in Indonesia today arrested nine Sri Lankans who had entered the country illegally, Indonesian media reports said. Officers at the Medan Polonia Airport arrested the Sri Lankans as they were preparing to board a domestic flight. The Sri Lankans could not explain where they were staying in Indonesia but one of them claimed he came from Malaysia. Among the suspected illegal immigrants were women and a baby, Indonesian media reports further added. One immigrant had claimed he w

11 Feb, 2013

CPSTL rejects 5000 MT of LIOC diesel

The Ceylon Petroleum Storage Terminals Limited (CPSTL) says it has rejected 5000 Metric Tonnes (MT) of diesel imported by Lanka Indian Oil Corporation (LIOC) after it was found to be substandard. CPSTL is the common user facility company established to facilitate the petroleum storage and distribution activities in Sri Lanka. CPSTL officials said that the diesel will however be subjected to further tests before a final?decision is taken on the consignment. LIOC meanwhile confirmed that the diese

10 Feb, 2013

Sharma to push for progress in Sri Lanka

Commonwealth Secretary General?Kamalesh Sharma will push for advancing Commonwealth values and principles, including the independence of the judiciary and the separation of powers, during his ongoing visit to Sri Lanka, the?Commonwealth?Secretariat?said in a statement issued in Colombo today. Richard Uku, Official Spokesperson and Director of Communications and Public Affairs at the Commonwealth?Secretariat?said that the Secretary-General will discuss matters of shared interest between Sri Lanka

10 Feb, 2013