The custodian of the Temple of the Tooth Relic (The Dalada Maligawa) Niranjan Wijayeratne pictured during the Randoli Perahera parading through the streets of Kandy.  (Picture by Ravindra Seneviratne)

 

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe arrived at the Beijing International Airport yesterday on a official visit to China. The Deputy Foreign Minister of China Wang Yi welcomed Prime Minister and Mrs. Maithree Wickremesinghe at the VIP Lounge

Peace process gathers fresh momentum

by Ranil Wijayapala

The peace process will gather fresh momentum this week with the LTTE preparing to visit Paris to discuss the Government's Interim Administration proposals while Norway's Special Envoy Eric Solheim arrives in the island to have decisive talks on the Wan Ela camp issue.
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Lanka to sign five FTAs with China today

by Rashomi Silva reporting from Beijing, China

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will today sign five important Free Trade Agreements with the Government of the Peoples' Republic of China aimed at further strengthening the existing close economic ties between the two nations, the Sri Lankan diplomatic mission in Beijing announced.
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