The
International Monetary Fund (IMF) has decided to close
down its resident representative office in Colombo when
the term of its current Senior Resident Representative,
Luis Valdivieso’s term ends next month.
Fresh questions
have arisen over UNESCO's suspension of former President
Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga's appointment as
a consultant to the UN agency following complaints over
her human rights record.
The son of a senior Defence Ministry
advisor has been released nearly 30 hours after he was
abducted on Thursday at Bambalapitiya in Colombo, Police
said yesterday.
Diplomatic efforts were under way
last night to secure the release of 25 crew members
of a foreign ship which drifted into the LTTE controlled
Mullaitivu after developing engine trouble
