Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera held talks with visiting British Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Hugo Swire at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement. Minister Swire stated that the purpose of his visit was to convey the UK Government’s desire to work closely with the newly elected government of President Maithripala Sirisena and to convey a special message from Prime Minister David Cameron. The two Ministers reviewed bilateral relations including exchange of high level visits, prospects for enhanced economic and technical cooperation and support for addressing the human rights and accountability issues. Minister Swire also discussed with Foreign Minister Samaraweera collaboration in re-invigorating the Commonwealth in Sri Lanka’s capacity as the current Chair of the Commonwealth. Minister Swire called on President Maithripala Sirisena, Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe and traveled to the Northern Province during his visit to Sri Lanka.
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I still remember the day of August 1947 floods, as it was the last school day at Kingswood College Kandy and the height the water soured. Water rose to the height of the Cross of the Chrurch at Getambe and the water was so high that it engulfed the Getambe Rajaponawarma Temple leaving only a few leaves of the Bo-tree visible.
The Colombo Additional Magistrate has ordered the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to investigate and submit a report over a complaint about the alleged illegal assets gained by model Piumi Hansamali.
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