Five new Ambassadors and one High Commissioner presented credentials to President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat today (10).(Pix by:Sudath Silva)
Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena will present the National Drug Policy to President Mahinda Rajapaksa today (10) to, with a view to putting an end to the operations of the drug mafia in the country.
President Mahinda Rajapaksa, accompanied by the Ambassador of Japan Nobuhito Hobo, yesterday declared open the first segment of the Outer Circular Highway (OCH) around the city of Colombo.
The Search for Peace
"Our Government is firmly committed to uphold democracy and the protection of human rights. Our Government's prime
responsibility is also to free our people from the grip of terrorism and violence. Attempts by any individual or organisation to violate or suppress such rights enjoyed by the people, would be thwarted at all costs by our Government. We will do our utmost to show to the civilised world our commitment and sincerity in this task," said President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
The President's Fund is a multi-faceted institution with a range of activities that include help for scholarship and tertiary educatio
; advance of religion; and recognition of service to the nation .It is best known as an oasis of relief for those in need of urgent surgery and other medical treatment beyond one's reach in cost.The Fund which was established in 1978, in keeping with its vision, has continued to provide relief and assistance under successive President's of Sri Lanka.
