Wasantha Mudalige moved to Tangalle

MR likely to meet Ban at the UN

President Mahinda Rajapaksa is likely to meet UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon at the UN headquarters in New York later this month. The President is scheduled to address the General Debate of the 67th session of the UN General Assembly which begins on September 25th in New York. According to the provisional list of the General Debate the President is scheduled to speak on September 26th, in the afternoon. Leaders from several other countries will also address the General Debate and will have

08 Sep, 2012

UN says de-mining not suspended

The United Nations (UN) has denied reports that it has withdrawn de-mining assistance to Sri Lanka amidst pressure from the military. Reports had emerged over the past several weeks saying that the UN had been asked to suspend its de-mining assistance in the north and hand it over completely to the military. ?UNDP?s support to the Government of Sri Lanka on provision of technical assistance for planning and quality insurance of mine action continues,? the UNDP office in Colombo said in respons

08 Sep, 2012

Navy arrests 146 people heading to Australia

The navy today arrested 146 people heading to Australia by boat illegally. According to the navy media unit two multi-day fishing trawlers named ?Theres Nilusha? and Mangala? were spotted heading to Australia 20 nautical miles east of Trincomalee in the early hours of today. The navy intercepted the trawlers and brought them to the Trincomalee harbour with 146 people including 132 Tamils, 10 Sinhalies and 04 Muslims on board. Among those arrested were 107 males, 16 women and 23 children. They

08 Sep, 2012