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MR reveals the pledge given to Prince Hussein by President and PM
The President and Prime Minister have given the UN Human Rights Commissioner an assurance that last year’s UN Human Rights Council resolution against Sri Lanka will be implemented. This UNHRC resolution was accepted and co-sponsored by the Sri Lankan government and passed by the UNHRC without a vote. The UNP led government accepted the Geneva […]
Sri Lanka condemns North Korea missile launch
The Government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka has condemned the launch of a long range missile by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea on 07th February 2016. Sri Lanka calls upon the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to abide by its international obligations and desist from any action that would adversely impact […]
Jayantha Jayasuriya took oaths as new Attorney General
Senior Additional Solicitor General Jayantha Jayasuriya took oaths as the new Attorney General before President Maithripala Sirisena this morning (11).
LUSH appoints Ms. Sri Lanka 2014 as Brand Ambassador
LUSH, one of the country’s most recognized Skin Clinique’s attributing a state-of-the-art approach appointed Ms. Sri Lanka 2014 Chulakshi Ranathunga as their Brand Ambassador. Setting in line the specialist Clinique’s tagline that focuses on ‘Beauty, Perfection and Confidence’, the event to mark the endorsement by Ms. Sri Lanka 2014 was patronized by LUSH, Directress Sheromi […]
BOI briefs non-resident ambassadors, defence attaches at Koggala Zone
The BOI organized a special programme for 57 Non-resident Heads of mission and Defence Advisors and Defence Attaches who were visiting Sri Lanka to attend the 68th Independence Day celebrations in Colombo. The group which consisted of many Ambassadors and High Commissioners was visiting different parts of the Island under a programme organized by the […]
WSO2Con Asia 2016 guest speakers announced
(Media release) Mountain View, CA – February 8, 2016 – WSO2 today announced the guest speakers and featured keynotes for WSO2Con Asia 2016, including presenters from Capgemini, Codegen, and University of Stuttgart. Representing enterprise customers, partners and researchers, they will examine the market forces, technology developments, and best practices for advancing in the connected world. […]
Litro Gas posts Rs. 6bn gross profits, volume growth 22-pct in 2015
The national LPG (liquid petroleum gas) company marks 2015 a record year posting gross profits of over Rs.6 billion with significant increases in volumes (22pct) and market growth (acquiring a total 485,548 new connections). The market leader has grown its reach, to make LPG available in all areas of the island through a network of […]
ICRA Lanka assigns BBB rating to Softlogic Holdings
ICRA Lanka Limited, subsidiary of ICRA Limited, A Moody’s Investors Service Company has assigned an Issuer rating of [SL]BBB (pronounced S L triple B1) for Softlogic Holdings PLC (“SHL”/ “the Company”). ICRA Lanka has also assigned a rating of *SL+BBB for the Company’s LKR 1,000 Mn Senior Unsecured Redeemable debentures currently listed on the Colombo […]
Michael Bloomberg mulls US Presidency
Feb 09, 2016 (LBO) – Michael Bloomberg, founder owner of Bloomberg, yesterday said that he is looking at options to compete upcoming US Presidential elections. He termed the current election campaign to be “an insult to the voters,” media reported. According to reports he has been distressed by the rise of Donald Trump and Texas […]
Prince Zeid Al Hussein meets Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe
UN Human Rights Commissioner Zaid Al Hussein met Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today (09) at Temple Trees.
UN HR Chief meets Opposition Leader R Sampanthan – VIDEO
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, met with Leader of the Opposition early this morning.
Rauff Hakeem meets Prime Minister of Turkey
Minister of City Planning and Water Supply and SLMC Leader, Rauff Hakeem has called over at the official residence of the Prime Minister of Turkey Ahmet Davutoğlu for key government discussions yesterday, the ministry said. “Among other things discussed were strategies to energize resettlement efforts, especially the housing needs and referrals to other services of […]