Embassy of Sri Lanka
Washington DC

MEDIA STATEMENT BY THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

The Minister of External Affairs, Professor G. L. Peiris on Tuesday, 4th November, met the Heads of Mission and Representatives of the main proponents of the …

The Murali Harmony Cup is a reconciliation cricket tournament that promotes unity, goodwill, teamwork, the spirit of fair play and service to disadvantaged rural communities in post-war Sri Lanka. Preliminary round matches were played in Jaffna, Kilinochchi and Mullative and …

According to the head of the International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research in Singapore, Prof. Rohan Gunaratna the LTTE funds collectors and managers are now fighting each other.  Millions of dollars collected from the Tamil public in all …

Demand for separate Unit for Eastern Muslims:

The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) demand for a Muslim-majority administrative unit in the Eastern Province was very much similar to the LTTE’s demand for a separate state in the Northern and Eastern …

Days after Vietnam PM Nguyen Tan Dung’s visit to India, a Chinese submarine, Changzheng 2, has again docked at the Colombo port, sparking “enormous concerns” within the Indian government about the intentions of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

As reported …

The 1^st ever Turf Wicket built in the North of Sri Lanka was opened today at 9.30 am. at St. Patrick’s College Jaffna by Chief Guest Hon. Sanath Jayasuriya and The Guests of Honour Secretary of SLC Mr. Nishantha …

The UN Investigative Panel must probe TNA-LTTE links

R Sambathan, Leader of TNA and his team listing to ex-barber turned to a LTTE terrorist, P. Tamilselvan

at a LTTE/TNA coordination meeting in Kilinochchi

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Nawakkuliya Buddhist temple is a new Buddhist temple established by the Sinhala Ravaya organization in the year 2010 with the help from patriotic expatriates living in the United Kingdom. The temple situated next to the only Sinhala settlement (9 Km …

The setting up of special mediation boards to resolve more than 140,000 disputes related to state land in the Northern and Eastern two Provinces is being proposed by the Justice Ministry. Justice Ministry Additional secretary Anusha Munasinghe said that inline …

A commemorative postage stamp on Sri Lankan Buddhist monk Anagarika Dharmapala, who is credited to have revived Buddhism in India in the 19th century, was released here today by President Pranab Mukherjee
“I congratulate the Department of Posts for taking …