OTHER NEWS Karuna released UK police arrest fourth man in Tamil Tiger probe Sri Lanka Tourism celebrates its resurgence as Tourist Hotspot UK State Minister Tony MacNulty affirms policy of zero-tolerance towards terrorism    Advertisement Print Version | Email to friend Sri Lankan University Students in the UK gather at the High Commission 20-03-2008 Over 150 Sri Lankan University students in the UK attended the third in a series of meetings for the benefit of the Sri Lankan university students organized by the High Commission at the High Commission premises, on 15th March. High Commissioner Kshenuka Senewiratne welcoming the students said that the Mission considered that it was the Mission's special responsibility to nurture and interact closely with the Sri Lankan university students considering them as country's national assets of tomorrow and future leaders in their chosen fields. She added that her hope and expectation is that they would return to the country at the conclusion of their academic pursuits to serve our motherland and thus enabling the country to benefit from the knowledge and experience they have gained. Ms Leora Fernando, an undergraduate at the London Metropolitan University spoke on the benefits she derived from her summer internship at Brandix, leading apparel exporting company in Sri Lanka and appreciated the arrangements made by the High Commission for the university students to follow summer internship programmes at leading blue chip companies and public institutions in Sri Lanka. The High Commission had also arranged an interactive session on career guidance with the assistance of the Association of Professional Sri Lankans in the UK (APSL). The members who served on the panel were : Dr Andrew Nayagam, Consultant Physician, Mr Mervin Silva, IT Consultant, Dr Keerthi Devendra, Engineer Rolls Royce Aero Engines, Mr Rohan de Alwis, Solicitor and Director of Ferrari & Masserati UK, Mrs Lushani Kodituwakku, Senior Associate KPMG, Mr Sam Jayasena, Entrepreneur, Dr Anya Perera, Postgraduate Coordinator and senior University lecturer and Dr Chandima Siriwardena, General Practitioner. As a follow-up to the discussion APSL agreed to arrange a mentoring and training programme to prepare university students for professional work experience in the UK. The event concluded with a Sri Lankan lunch and fellowship. Print Version | Email to friend

Karuna released Fri, 09-05-2008 18:00:00 Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan alias Karuna who was serving a jail term in UK for violating immigration laws had been released from prison yesterday, the British High Commission said. ... |FULL STORY|

UK police arrest fourth man in Tamil Tiger probe Tue, 06-05-2008 14:00:00 British police arrested a fourth man on Tuesday as part of an anti-terrorism investigation into the Sri Lankan rebel group the Tamil Tigers. The 51-year-old man was arrested in the early hours of the morning in the southwestern town of Swindon "on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism", police said in a statement. He is the fourth man to be arrested during what police described as a "long-term investigation into the alleged funding and proc... |FULL STORY|

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Sri Lanka Tourism celebrates its resurgence as Tourist Hotspot Fri, 02-05-2008 13:00:00 Followed by a very strong performance in 2007 Sri Lanka Tourism celebrated an excellent start of the year 2008 by hosting numerous travel trade partners and key industry players at the Sri Lanka High Commission on Wednesday 23rd April. The event, hosted by the new Director of Sri Lanka Tourism for the UK, Sanjika Perera celebrated the continued rise in visitor figures from the UK. March 2008 saw an 11.9% growth in holiday makers to Sri Lanka year on year from the UK market. |FULL STORY|

UK State Minister Tony MacNulty affirms policy of zero-tolerance towards terrorism Fri, 02-05-2008 11:00:00 UK Minister of State, Tony MacNulty assured Minister of Foreign Affairs, Rohitha Bogollagma that his nation is ready to take severe steps against LTTE whenever they violate laws against terrorism. Minister Bogollagama explained to the British Minister during the discussion the nature of LTTE activity and pointed out that the fund raising activities and propaganda campaigns carried out in western countries such as UK by the LTTE can be regarded as clear examples of the LTTE's motives. ... |FULL STORY|

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