SJB distances itself from Rajitha’s son

India reduces visa fees for Lankans applying via e-TV

The India, High Commission in Sri Lanka announced today that the visa fees for Sri Lankan nationals applying for e-Tourist Visa (e-TV), which was introduced from 14 April 2015, has been reduced. Accordingly the new visa fee is only US$ 25 (plus bank charges of 2.5%), instead of US$ 60 (plus US$2 bank fee) charged earlier. The High Commission of India hopes that more Sri Lankan nationals will avail of the opportunity to visit India using the e-Tourist Visa.?There is no change in the fee for oth

13 Nov, 2015

Sri Lanka calls for dialogue among States

Sri Lanka says a dialogue among States should be at the center of any future discussion on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems Sri Lanka has said it ?wishes to see the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) move beyond, where a dialogue among States would be at the center of any future discussion on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS), and that such a process will help in ensuring clarity on the concerns of States, as well as to create a matrix of common elements which could be der

14 Nov, 2015

US agency sees excess rain in Sri Lanka

Chennai on the North Tamil Nadu coast, along with entire Sri Lanka, may receive excess rainfall during the week ending November 18 (Wednesday next), says the US Climate Prediction Centre. This would be a phase when a weather system (likely depression/deep depression), now in the process of evolving over the South-East Bay of Bengal, makes its tryst with these coasts. An experimental storm tracker featured by the agency suggests that it would not be surprised to find a brewing low-pressure area

13 Nov, 2015