One person injured following shooting incident in Colombo

Norwegian pension fund doubles investment in Sri Lanka

Norwegian Government Pension Fund has more than doubled its investment in Sri Lanka by end of 2016, the Norwegian Embassy in Colombo said today. The Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global is a sovereign wealth fund, with a mandate to safeguard and administer the Norwegian government?s revenue from the oil and gas sector. Valued at 890 billion USD, the Fund is one of the largest sovereign wealth funds in the world, currently holding about 1.3 % of the world?s stocks. On appointment by the Nor

02 Mar, 2017

Sri Lanka confirms it will seek two more years from UNHRC

Sri Lanka has confirmed it will seek two more years from the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to fully implement Resolution?30/1. A new Resolution is to be submitted to the UNHRC during the ongoing 34th session in Geneva. Mano Tittawella, the Secretary-General of the Secretariat for Coordinating Reconciliation Mechanisms told the BBC, Sri Lanka is confident it will get the two years it is seeking from the UNHRC. The new Resolution is expected to be cosponsored by Sri Lanka, the UK and the US.

01 Mar, 2017

Heroes of 1818 Uva-Wellassa rebellion declared patriots

President Maithripala Sirisena today declared 82 heroes of the 1818 Uva-Wellassa rebellion, who were sentenced to the capital punishment and were expatriated, as patriots. The President signed the gazette declaring the 82 heroes of the 1818 rebellion as patriots at a historic ceremony named ?Uththamaabhiwandana?, which was?organized by the Department of Government Information. It was held at the Magul Maduwa in Kandy. Chief Prelates of Malwatta and Asgiriya chapters, Speaker Karu Jayasuriya, M

01 Mar, 2017