Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe addressing the UN General Assembly. AFP

Prime Minister's address to the UN : People want immediate peace dividend

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe addressing the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday said that the people of Sri Lanka cannot wait for the peace talks between the Government and the LTTE to end before they benefit from the peace dividend.
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Peace talks propel bourse to records

by Ravi Ladduwahetty

The Colombo bourse yesterday reacted positively to the successful completion of the first round of the Government-LTTE peace talks with the daily turnover rising to Rs. 778.7 million, the highest daily turnover for the year and the third highest daily turnover in its history.
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PM briefs Asia Society

Members of the Asia Society in New York commended Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's courage, honesty, integrity and determination in carrying out the peace process to end the North East conflict and arrive at a political solution.
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