The Asian German Sports Exchange Programme (AGSEP), a Sri Lankan government associated organisation, been in operation in Sri Lanka for over three decades, has reactivated its sports exchange programme with Germany and other European countries this year. In the past, AGSEP was instrumental in organizing German-Sri Lankan sports exchange programmes where over 300 Sri Lankan sports people were benefited by traveling to Germany and engaging in sport programmes with German sport clubs. The Sri Lanka national table tennis teams in the 90's and 2000's, participated with 12 German tours covering almost all major cities in Germany. They played friendly matches with over 100 German clubs. Since the AGSEP exchange programme is based on reciprocal ideas, initiating German sports clubs with their respective players and fans to take part in the return matches in Sri Lanka. Over 5000 German sports people used this unique opportunity and participated in the programme. Apart from the positive social impacts this programme generated, the economic factors for the Sri Lankan tourism are significant too. In a news conference the AGSEP CEO Dr. Dietmar Doering, in the capital of Germany, Berlin based directors Birthe Gehrmann, Josephine Laurisch, Dennis Heise, Florian Gericke and Sascha Schreck outlined the programme for the years 2016 to 2021.
A British national had been arrested over attempting to smuggle in the largest haul of kush( drugs) from Thailand, customs said.
Popular grade five tuition teacher, Hayeshika Fernando wanted over assaulting a 21 year old youth was granted bail today after she surrendered to courts.
The Government of Sri Lanka maintains that the allegation of genocide during the final phase of the conflict in Sri Lanka is unsubstantiated by any credible authority, either nationally or internationally, and is based on misleading information. Sri Lanka firmly rejects this false narrative and believes it has been propagated primarily for electoral gains within Canada.
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