Rapports

The Government is exploring the possibility to set up a separate authority to rehabilitate children affected by the war in the North and East. According to latest statistics, at least 350,000 children have been displaced. Minister of Rehabilitation stated…

News Release No: 2003/101/SAR WASHINGTON, October 1, 2002 The World Bank has offered continuing support to Sri Lanka's deepening peace process in meetings this week between Finance Minister Kairshasp Nariman Choksy and senior officials from the institution. "We commend all the…

COLOMBO (Reuters) - A cholera outbreak in northern Sri Lanka that has claimed three lives is spreading southward, but officials said on Monday the epidemic was under control. The war-battered Jaffna peninsula confirmed about 30 cases of the water-borne disease,…

By Chamath Ariyadasa COLOMBO, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka will boost spending by 60 percent next year to rebuild the country ravaged by two decades of war and to show the people the benefits of peace, a cabinet minister…

In March, the ceasefire between the LTTE (Tamil Tigers) and the Sri Lankan government was formally signed, opening up the way for some of the 800,000 people displaced by the conflict to begin returning to their homes. A further…

Colombo (dpa) - The Sri Lankan government has begun an international campaign to raise aid to rebuild the war-ravaged north and eastern parts of the country, the Ministry of Economic Reform said Tuesday. Minister Milinda Moragoda, a member of the four…

Colombo (dpa) - The Sri Lankan government is set to launch a mass landmine removal project with international assistance, Defence Secretary Austin Fernando said Monday. Fernando said the assistance from several countries would be obtained, including from India, Pakistan, Norway…

Ottawa - The Honourable Susan Whelan, Minister for International Cooperation, today announced a $300,000 contribution to the Ottawa-based Forum of Federations to assist in the peace negotiation process in Sri Lanka. "Canada's multilevel political system gives us extensive experience and is…

Foreign Affairs Minister Bill Graham and Secretary of State (Asia-Pacific) David Kilgour today welcomed the successful conclusion of the first round of peace talks between the Government of Sri Lanka and representatives of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, in…

The United States has praised the Sri Lankan government and the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam for sustaining a ceasefire and moving toward a final settlement of their conflict. The first round of peace talks occurred in Thailand September…