Tag: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena

Colombo: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Tuesday decided to declare a 10-day state of Emergency after communal clashes erupted in Kandy district. Minister of National Dialogue Mano Ganeshan told Xinhua news agency that the decision had been taken following a special cabinet meeting held on Tuesday morning. Ganeshan said the state of Emergency would […]

Colombo: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, here on Monday, urged foreign envoys to help his government in removing travel restrictions imposed on tourists following the Easter Sunday attacks, which claimed over 250 lives and left hundreds others injured. During a meeting at the President’s House, attended by ambassadors of the UK, the US, Canada, Japan, […]