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India’s Foreign Secretary to arrive tomorrow

editorFeb 17, 20170

(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – India’s Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar is scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka tomorrow. Announcing the visits, Spokesperson of the External Affairs Ministry

Foreign national arrested on charges of fraud

editorFeb 14, 20170

(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – The Criminal Investigation Division (CID) arrested an African national woman, identified as Shasheil Horban Shei, for defrauding Rs 7.1 million. The 38

Never asked Sri Lanka to allow only Chinese companies in Hambanthota Industrial Zone – China

Staff WriterJan 27, 20170

(UDHAYAM, CHINA) – China has never asked Sri Lanka to allow only Chinese enterprises to operate inside the Hambantota Industrial Zone, China’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson

Foreign employment complaints decrease by 43% in 2016 – Min. Thalatha Athukorala

editorJan 20, 20170

(UDHAYAM, BERLIN) – The Foreign Employment Bureau says the complaints filed at the Bureau have decreased by 43 per cent in 2016. Minister of Foreign

Mangala meets Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallström

Staff WriterJan 18, 20170

(UDHAYAM, SWEDEN) – Foreign Affairs Minister Mangala Samaraweera met Sweden’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Margot Wallström yesterday (17). The two had discussed issues relating to

Sri Lanka interested in buying oil from Iran

Staff WriterJan 16, 20170

(UDHAYAM, TEHRAN) – Minister of Science, Technology and Research Susil Premajayantha told Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif that Sri Lanka hopes to resume oil

Mangala to visit Sweden at the invitation of Swedish counterpart

Staff WriterJan 16, 20170

(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera will visit Sweden at the invitation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden, Margot Wallström, from 17

Mangala meets Boris Johnson on UK visit

Staff WriterJan 12, 20170

(UDHAYAM, LONDON) – Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera and British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson had talks on taking the relationship between both countries forward. Minister Samaraweera

It is our sovereign right to decide on foreign judges– says Minister Rajitha Senarathne

editorJan 10, 20170

(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – Deciding on the participation of foreign judges with the investigations on Sri Lanka’s war crime allegations and human right violations is a

Foreign Minister to leave for UK

editorJan 9, 20170

(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – Foreign Affairs Minister Mangala Samaraweera will leave for the United Kingdom today on a five-day official visit (9-14), the Foreign Ministry sources