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Minister outlines progress at length:
Lankan delegation makes impact at UNHRC sessions
A member of the Sri Lankan delegation in Geneva said
that if a minister had not been present at the current UN Human Rights
Council sessions, Sri Lanka would have missed the opportunity to speak
at length on its impressive progress so far. He said the time slot for
an official delegation to address the session would have been a mere two
minutes whereas the speech by Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe,
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Ex-UNP MPs air their views on party’s plight
Sri Lanka remained under British rule for well over
a century beginning in 1815 and the patriotic leaders of yesteryear felt
the necessity of independence and started clamouring for freedom from
the colonial masters. A number of organisations was formed by local
patriotic leaders with the participation of all communities and they
jointly worked to obtain autonomy.
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Government dealings are always transparent - Minister Nimal Siripala
de Silva
A one-time senior lawyer who had a lucrative
practice in the Colombo courts for years, the Leader of the House and
Irrigation and Water Management Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva joined
the SLFP at a crucial period when it was undergoing political
vicissitudes. He was the first ever Asian to be elected President of the
World Health Assembly and Chairman of the Executive Board of the World
Health Organisation when he was Sri Lanka's Health Minister.
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