Sri Lanka has opened a new railway line which was built with China’s assistance.It connects its coastal city of Matara and Beliatta in Hambantota. The 26.75-km long Matara-Beliatta railway line is the first to be constructed in Sri Lanka since it became independent in 1948.The new rail segment will be a boost to Sri Lanka’s… Continue reading Sri Lanka opens new railway line built with China’s assistance
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Lanka plans month-long military exercise from July 1
The Sri Lankan army has said that it will conduct “Exercise – Western Shield” starting from July 01,2019. The exercise will coincide with 10 years of the end of the island nation’s 30-year civil conflict between government troops and Tamil Tiger rebels. The exercise will provide an opportunity for army trainees to march through those… Continue reading Lanka plans month-long military exercise from July 1
Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe lays foundation stone for oil refinery
Sri Lankan Prime Minister has laid the foundation stone for the oil refinery and cement factory in Mirijjawila,Hambantota. The $3.85 billion project is the single largest foreign investment in Sri Lanka.It is jointly funded by Oman and Singapore-registered Silver Park International,a company owned by an Indian business family. The oil facility is near the port… Continue reading Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe lays foundation stone for oil refinery
UN rights body grants Sri Lanka two more years to set up war crimes probe
The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)has passed by consensus a resolution to grant Sri Lanka another two years to set up a credible war crimes investigation into the civil war.Further,Tamil national Alliance has demanded the government of Sri Lanka to adhere to the commitments and include foreign judges in a judicial mechanism to probe… Continue reading UN rights body grants Sri Lanka two more years to set up war crimes probe
We don’t want to reopen old wounds,’ says Sri Lanka President Sirisena
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has backed out on the commitment made to the United Nations Human Rights Council(UNHRC) over wartime atrocities against Tamils.He said that he will now ask the UNHRC to reconsider a 2015 resolution which called for credible investigations into alleged atrocities. However,President’s cohabitation government distanced itself from his stance and said… Continue reading We don’t want to reopen old wounds,’ says Sri Lanka President Sirisena
