by Namini Wijedasa Now we have news that, in a cabinet reshuffle due next month, five deputy ministers are to be allotted portfolios. This will instantly raise the number of ministers from 41 to 46. It is reported too that...

By D.B.S.Jeyaraj The  tragic history of post-independence records that the Tamils of Sri Lanka have been subjected to mass-scale mob violence in the years 1956, 1958, 1977, 1981 and 1983. The anti-Tamil violence of July 1983 was the most terrible and horrible of them all. It remains etched in memory even after 27 years. Twenty ...

By Roel Raymond The three day official visit of Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapaksa to the Ukraine from June 30 to July 2 has widened bilateral relations and made way for higher levels of understanding and  cooperation in sectors relating to trade, economy, tourism and human resources between the two countries. Bilateral relations between Sri ...

Sri Lanka’s sovereign rating, which is on par with Kenya and Ukraine, may be raised as funds from a $2.5 billion International Monetary Fund loan improved the “external liquidity situation,” Standard & Poor’s said, speaking to Bloomberg News. The rating agency in October raised its outlook on Sri Lanka’s credit rating to positive from stable. ...

The three day official visit of Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapakse to the Ukraine ( beginning 30th June, ending 2nd July ) has widened bilateral relations and made way for higher levels of understanding and  cooperation in sectors relating to trade, economy, tourism and human resources between the two countries, that until now had only a ...

Sri Lankan and Ukrainian leaders hold bilateral talks to further solidify relations between the two countries. The two countries have signed three agreements. President Rajapaksa is visiting Ukraine at the invitation of his Ukrainian counterpart Victor Yanukovych. He arrived at the Kiev’s Boryspil International Airport last night. He was accorded a very warm welcome at ...

President Mahinda Rajapaksa and First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa on a three day official visit to Ukraine arrived at Borispol Kiev International Airport in Northern Ukraine, yesterday evening. The visit has been undertaken at the invitation of Ukrainian President Victor Yanukovich. This is the first Head of State visit from Sri Lanka to Ukraine. President Mahinda Rajapaksa, First Lady Shiranthi Raja...

President Rajapaksa will hold talks with his Ukrainian counterpart today. Both leaders are expected to draw their attention to several issues important to the two countries. More attention will be drawn to socio economic cooperation and strengthening bilateral ties. Important agreements related to tourism, shipping, transport and defence will be signed today. The Presidential Media ...