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The UK Foreign Office is resisting publishing files relating to its diplomatic support for British mercenaries in the 1980s in Sri Lanka despite the Metropolitan police launching an unprecedented inquiry into potential war crimes by those individuals, The Guardian reported.
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The UK Foreign Office is resisting publishing files relating to its diplomatic support for British mercenaries in the 1980s in Sri Lanka despite the Metropolitan police launching an unprecedented inquiry into potential war crimes by those individuals, The Guardian reported. Investigative journalist Phil Miller is taking the FCO to an information tribunal over the release […] The post UK Fore...
Image Courtesy of The Week “Then take us for Gods, as is proper and fit…” Aristophanes (The Birds) A pandemic with no end in sight, an economy that is unravelling, a fiscal abyss,...
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Sri Lanka has told the Group of 77 it follows the regulations issued by the World Health Organisation (WHO) regulations when managing the spread of COVID-19. Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena took part in an interactive dialogue on major priority issues and the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the obstacles it poses to the […] The post Sri Lanka tells Group of 77 it follows WHO...
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Colombo (News 1st); The Foreign Ministry of Sri Lanka urges all prospective Sri Lankan travellers both inbound and outbound to be cautious of individuals who demand payment/fee or any form of financial charges to facilitate entry permission to Sri Lanka or any third country. The Foreign Ministry announced that no individual or entity is authorized by […] Foreign Ministry cautions Sri Lanka...
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Korea sees huge potential in its bilateral relationship with Sri Lanka. The South Korean Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Santhush Woonjin JEONG said that the Asia-centric foreign policy of Sri Lanka is in harmony with the Southern policy of Korea. “It is therefore an opportune moment for both countries to pursue mutually beneficial long term economic […] The post Korea sees huge potential in ...
The Foreign Ministry of Sri Lanka has urged all prospective Sri Lankan travellers both inbound and outbound to be cautious of individuals who demand payment / fee or any form of financial charges to facilitate entry permission to Sri Lanka or any third country. The Foreign Ministry said that no individual or entity is authorized […] The post Foreign Ministry cautions Sri Lankan travellers fi...
The Foreign Ministry of Sri Lanka today urged all prospective Sri Lankan travellers both inbound and outbound to be cautious of individuals who demand payment or a fee or any form of financial charges to facilitate entry permission to Sri Lanka or any third country.
By Vyshnavy Velrajh The Foreign Ministry has scheduled five flights to repatriate Sri Lankan migrant workers stranded overseas. The arrangement comes following the Government’s decision to recommence the repatriation of stranded Sri Lankan migrant workers from next week. Head of the National Operations Centre for the Prevention of COVID-19 (NOCPC) Army Commander Lieutenant General Shavendra [̷...
COLOMBO (News1st): The Colombo Stock Exchange ended on a negative note today, with the All Share Price Index closing 6.96 bps less, and the S&P SL20 closing 28.98 bps lower than yesterday. Turnover at the CSE was recorded at Rs. 1.57 Bn. The Treasury Bill auction held on Wednesday went significantly undersubscribed, with the Central […] Stocks drop while T-Bills and Bonds go undersubsc...
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By Vyshnavy Velrajh Over 90 Sri Lankan expatriates are reported to have died due to the coronavirus since the virus began to spread earlier this year. Director General East Asia at the Foreign Ministry, Kandeepan Balasubramaniam told Colombo Gazette that as per information received from various overseas Sri Lankan Missions, approximately 98 Sri Lankan expatriates […] The post Coronavirus cla...
Colombo (News 1st); Sri Lanka has repatriated over 40,000 Sri Lankans, including 17,861 migrant workers from the Middle Eastern alone during the COVID-19 pandemic, said Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena on Wednesday (11) at the Launch of the Sri Lanka Chapter of the United Nations Global Network on Migration. With the onset of COVID Pandemic, the Government of Sri […] 40,000 Sri Lankans ...
Colombo (News 1st); Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa told Parliament on Thursday (12), the government settled all the foreign currency debt dues for the year 2020. “We were able to maintain this unblemished record of ours, only because we took immediate action to reduce unwanted foreign borrowings and made substantial effort to manage imports at an acceptable level, […] All foreign c...
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa told Parliament today that Sri Lanka has paid its foreign debt for 2020. The Prime Minister said this after presenting the Appropriation Bill (2020) to Parliament today. He said that the opposition had given the impression that Sri Lanka is in a serious debt crisis. However, the Prime Minister said that […] The post PM tells Parliament Sri Lanka has paid fore...
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Colombo (News 1st); Ministry of Foreign Affairs was requested to consult the National Operation Center for the Prevention of the COVID-19 Outbreak and seek approval as regards future repatriation procedures. According to a statement the NOCPCO Task Force was told on Wednesday (18) the expatriates wanting to return home can buy their own tickets directly without […] MOFA requested to consul...
Colombo (News 1st); The Delegation of the European Union (EU) and the Embassies of France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands and Romania have stressed the current import restrictions are having a negative impact on Sri Lankan and European businesses, and on Foreign Direct Investment. Such measures impair Sri Lanka’s efforts to become a regional hub and negatively impact […] Import restrictions ha...
Colombo (News 1st); Sri Lanka has made it a priority to attract investments instead of borrowing from foreign nations in its development efforts, said President Gotabaya Rajapaksa when he met the newly appointed Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Sri Lanka Qi Zhenhong at the President’s House on Thursday (19). The President said China […] “We need investments...
The government’s current import restrictions in place are having a negative impact on Sri Lankan and European businesses, and on Foreign Direct Investment, the Delegation of the European Union (EU)... Click on the headline to read the full story
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The European Union (EU) has raised concerns over the import restrictions enforced by Sri Lanka. The EU said that the import restrictions are having a negative impact on Sri Lankan and European businesses, and on Foreign Direct Investment. “Such measures impair Sri Lanka’s efforts to become a regional hub and negatively impact Sri Lankan exports […] The post EU raises concerns over impo...