By Gandhya Senanayake

Sri Lanka’s Permanent representative to the United Nations in Geneva Tamara Manimekhalai Kunanayakam joined the Sri Lankan delegation, which was present at President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s official meetings in Havana, Cuba; sources at the External Affairs Ministry told Ceylon Today.

Tamara Kunanayakam’s posting in Geneva, Switzerland was set to end effective 1 July after which she was set to be transferred to Havana on the instructions of the President, which she vehemently opposed.

In a letter to the Minister of External Affairs regarding her latest posting she stated: “While I have long been advocating the importance of Latin America for our diplomacy, the proposal to move me there, however, comes as a surprise, since a reversion to a previous posting may give the wrong signals to the countries concerned.”

Voicing concern over attacks on Indian fishermen, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Tuesday asked the Centre to take urgent steps for retrieval of Katchatheevu ...

Government statistics show that the attendance to duties by employees at public sector and public enterprises exceeds 93.5% which is 3.5% more than ...

Three individuals alleged to have robbed money worth Rs. 650, 000 at gun point from two stores at the Meegoda Economic Centre in Padukka on 03 May, have ...

Vesak Day is a celebration for Buddhists worldwide and an opportunity for all members of the international community to benefit from their rich ...

Six individuals have been arrested by the Police Special Task Force (STF) in Kolonnawa last night for the possession of the “Walla Patta” Plant, ...

With differences over the operation and maintenance (O&M) charges and the gross heat rate issues in the power purchase agreement (PPA) sorted out, NTPC ...

The Indian Crime branch officers on Sunday arrested a 35-year-old Sri Lankan, who was an operative of banned outfit Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), ...

The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice S. Skandaraja, yesterday (20) granted permission to 1,474 petitioners to amend their petitions challenging ...

Rescue workers raced against time and darkness Monday night looking for survivors after a powerful tornado blasted an area outside of Oklahoma City, ...

The Lawyers' Collective yesterday said they will provide free legal aid to trade unionists who are due to engage in strike action today (21) if their ...

The Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday announced that the World Health Organization (WHO) informed that the percentage of dicyanamide composition in ...

It has now come to light that the door-to-door campaign at Anamaduwa, mooted by the UNP Leader, Ranil Wickremesinghe, to enrol members to the Party had ...

A lecturer of the Sri Jayewardenepura University had been terminated from service for political reasons while the university administration ...

Irrigation dept advises people to be on alert as the water level of Gin ganga and Nilwala ganga increasing and overflowing at 3 places.