Four injured following clash at fuel station

Russian President Putin calls for closer cooperation with Sri Lanka

Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for closer cooperation with Sri Lanka. Putin said that Russia maintains traditionally friendly relations with Sri Lanka and?is interested in?closer trade and?economic cooperation, including in?fishery, agriculture and?tourism. “I?would like to?note that in?September we signed a?bilateral intergovernmental agreement on?military cooperation,” he added. The Russian President made the comments after accepting the credentials from Dayan Jayatilleka as Sr

12 Oct, 2018

Former top diplomat among civil society members appointed to CC

Former diplomat Jayantha Dhanapala is among three civil society members appointed to the Constitutional Council. Jayantha Dhanapala is a former United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs and a former Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the USA and to the UN Office in Geneva. Also appointed to the Constitutional Council is Ahamed Javed Yusuf and?Naganathan Selvakumaran. (Colombo Gazette)

11 Oct, 2018

India trains Sri Lanka Police on industrial security

A team of 30 Sri Lankan Police Officers participated in a comprehensive training program on industrial security at the National Industrial Security Academy (NISA) in Hyderabad, India, the Indian High Commission in Colombo said today.? NISA, an Academy of international repute, was founded in 1990 and it has been recognized as ?Center of Excellence in Industrial Security?. NISA is renowned for producing well-trained personnel in the field of Industrial and Critical Infrastructural Security & Man

11 Oct, 2018