The 21st edition of the International Seapower Symposium (ISS) began Sept. 16 at the U.S. Naval War College (NWC) in Newport, R.I., with more than 170 representatives from 113 nations attending.

Speech deliverd by Secretary Defence and Urban Development at the workshop on 'Urban Resilience' organised by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme at the Waters Edge Hotel in Battaramulla today (16th September)

The rupee remained stable against the US dollar during the period up to 15September 2014, with a marginal appreciation of 0.36 per cent.

As at end July 2014, Sri Lanka’s gross official reserves amounted to US dollars 9billion, while the same is estimated to have increased to US dollars 9.2 billion by end August.