Ambassadors from six countries hold talks with NPP leader

Lankan monks perform Buddhist rituals in Pakistan for the first time

A 38-member delegation of Sri Lankan monks performed religious rituals for the first time at an ancient Buddhist historical site in northwest Pakistan. The monks conducted rituals during Visak festival at Buddhist remains in Takht-e-Bahi tehsil of Mardan and Hund area of Swabi districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Press Trust of India reported. The delegation comprising ministers and professors from different universities of Sri Lanka and 13 pilgrims visited the Buddhist worship places. The de

01 Jun, 2016

China to fund friendship village for Sri Lankan families affected by disaster

China today announced it will fund the construction of a Sri Lanka ? China friendship village to house families affected by the recent natural disaster. The Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Yi Xianliang made the announcement after handing over a consignment of emergency relief supplies donated by China to the Government at the Katunayake airport today. Minister of Disaster Management Anura Priyadarshana Yapa, who accepted the relief supplies from China at the Bandaranaike International Airport,

31 May, 2016

Anusha Palpita removed from post following pressure

Former Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) Director General?Anusha Palpita has been removed from the post of additional secretary to the Ministry of Home Affairs following pressure against?his appointment. The Government?was?slammed for appointing Palpita as a Ministry Additional Secretary. The?Campaign for Free and Fair Elections (CaFFE) had said?Palpita?s appointment was a ?shameful? act as he was previously accused of being involved in corruption when Mahinda Rajapaksa was in pow

31 May, 2016